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ICD-10-CM:

S83.2 -- A Options May Make You Long for the Simplicity of 836.1

Published on Fri Jan 06, 2012

Prepare now for more specific knee injury coding in 2013. ICD-10-CM is expected to replace ICD-9-CM on Oct. 1, 2013. One of the many differences you'll notice is increased options for coding lateral meniscus tears. A lateral meniscus tear refers to tearing of the heavy cartilage (meniscus) that rests on the outside of the knee (lateral), between the thigh bone and the shin bone. ICD-9-CM: Under ICD-9-CM 2012, you report a lateral meniscus tear using 836.1 (Tear of lateral cartilage or meniscus of knee current). ICD-10-CM: A long list of ICD-10-CM 2012 codes cross to 836.1. Here's a condensed version: S83.25-A, Bucket-handle tear of lateral meniscus, current injury S83.26-A, Peripheral tear of lateral meniscus, current injury S83.27-A, Complex tear of lateral meniscus, current injury S83.28-A, Other tear of lateral meniscus, current injury. The sixth digit (signified above with "-") is based on the knee documented as injured: 1, right knee [...]
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