S83

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Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Coding Guidance

S83 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: S00-T88 (Chapter 19)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S00-T88

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use Additional CodeFrom S00-T88

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

More Specific Codes (9)

S83.0Subluxation and dislocation of patellaCategory→S83.1Subluxation and dislocation of kneeCategory→S83.2Tear of meniscus, current injuryCategory→S83.3Tear of articular cartilage of knee, currentCategory→S83.4Sprain of collateral ligament of kneeCategory→S83.5Sprain of cruciate ligament of kneeCategory→S83.6Sprain of the superior tibiofibular joint and ligamentCategory→S83.8Sprain of other specified parts of kneeCategory→S83.9Sprain of unspecified site of kneeCategory→

Chapter Information

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Range: S00-T88

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Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for S83

Subluxation and dislocation of patella

S83.0›

Subluxation and dislocation of knee

S83.1›

Tear of meniscus, current injury

S83.2›

Tear of articular cartilage of knee, current

S83.3›

Sprain of collateral ligament of knee

S83.4›

Sprain of cruciate ligament of knee

S83.5›

Sprain of the superior tibiofibular joint and ligament

S83.6›

Sprain of other specified parts of knee

S83.8›

Sprain of unspecified site of knee

S83.9›

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