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844.0 SPRAIN LATERAL COLL LIG


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 844.0

Short Description: Sprain lateral coll lig

Long Description: Sprain of lateral collateral ligament of knee

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Sprains and strains of joints and adjacent muscles (840-848)
      • 844 Sprains and strains of knee and leg
        • 844.0 Sprain lateral coll lig

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 844.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Derangement
    • collateral ligament (knee) (medial) (tibial) 717.82
      • current injury 844.1
        • lateral (fibular) 844.0
      • lateral (fibular) 717.81
        • current injury 844.0
  • Sprain, strain (joint) (ligament) (muscle) (tendon) 848.9
    • collateral, knee (medial) (tibial) 844.1
      • lateral (fibular) 844.0
    • lateral collateral, knee 844.0
      • old 717.81

Crosswalk Information

The code 844.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
844.0 Right Arrow S83.429A Sprain of lateral collateral ligament of unsp knee, init
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
844.1 Sprain of medial collateral ligament of knee
844.2 Sprain of cruciate ligament of knee
844.3 Sprain of tibiofibular (joint) (ligament) superior, of knee
844.8 Sprains and strains of other specified sites of knee and leg
844.9 Sprains and strains of unspecified site of knee and leg

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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