Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee (S83) ICD-10-CM

Includes

This note appears immediately under a three character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of the category.

• avulsion of joint or ligament of knee
• laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of knee
• sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of knee
• traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of knee
• traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of knee
• traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of knee
• traumatic tear of joint or ligament of knee

Code Also

A "code also" note instructs that two codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but this note does not provide sequencing direction.

• any associated open wound

Type 2 Excludes

A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.

• derangement of patella M22.0 M22.3
• injury of patellar ligament tendon S76.1
• internal derangement of knee M23
• old dislocation of knee M24.36
• pathological dislocation of knee M24.36
• recurrent dislocation of knee M22.0
• strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower leg S86

7th Character Note

Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S83

7th Character

Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.

• A - initial encounter
• D - subsequent encounter
• S - sequela