844.9 SPRAIN OF KNEE & LEG NOS

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 844.9

Short Description: Sprain of knee & leg NOS

Long Description: Sprains and strains of unspecified site of knee and leg

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
    - 844.9 Sprain of knee & leg NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

Complete tear, knee ligament
Injury of ligament of knee
Leg sprain
Posterior shin splints
Sprain of knee
Sprain of knee and leg
Sprain of ligament of lower limb
Strain of knee
Strain of muscle and/or tendon of lower leg
Tendon injury - lower limb
Traumatic hemarthrosis of the knee joint

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 844.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Laceration - see also Wound, open, by site
- tendon 848.9
  - lower limb NEC 844.9
    - with open wound NEC 894.2

Shin splints 844.9

Sprain, strain (joint) (ligament) (muscle) (tendon) 848.9
- cartilage
  - knee 844.9
    - with current tear (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2
- femur (proximal end) 843.9
  - distal end 844.9
- fibula (proximal end) 844.9
  - distal end 845.00
- knee 844.9
  - and leg 844.9
  - old 717.5
    - collateral
      - lateral 717.81
      - medial 717.82
    - cruciate
      - anterior 717.83
      - posterior 717.84
- leg 844.9
  - and knee 844.9
- thigh (proximal end) 843.9
  - distal end 844.9
- tibia (proximal end) 844.9
  - distal end 845.00

Crosswalk Information

The code 844.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
844.9		S83.90XA	Sprain of unspecified site of unspecified knee, init encntr
844.9		S86.919A	Strain of unsp musc/tend at lower leg level, unsp leg, 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
844.0	Sprain of lateral collateral ligament of knee
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

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

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