ICD-10-CM Code M23.209

Valid for Submission

M23.209 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of derangement of unspecified meniscus due to old tear or injury, unspecified knee. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The ICD-10-CM code M23.209 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like derangement of meniscus due to injury of knee, derangement of meniscus of knee joint due to and following old injury of knee, laceration of knee, old bucket handle tear of cartilage, old rupture of cartilage and/or meniscus of knee, old tear of meniscus of knee, etc

Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

• Derangement of meniscus due to injury of knee
• Derangement of meniscus of knee joint due to and following old injury of knee
• Laceration of knee
• Old bucket handle tear of cartilage
• Old rupture of cartilage AND/OR meniscus of knee
• Old tear of meniscus of knee
• Sequelae of injuries of lower limb
• Traumatic arthropathy of the pelvic region and thigh
• Traumatic arthropathy-knee

Diagnostic Related Groups

The ICD-10 code M23.209 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2020.

• 562 - FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITH MCC
• 563 - FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC

Convert M23.209 to ICD-9

• 717.5 - Derangement meniscus NEC (Approximate Flag)

Code Classification

• Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00–M99)
  • Other joint disorders (M20-M25)
    • Internal derangement of knee (M23)

Code History

• FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
  (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
• FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
• FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
• FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
• FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020

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