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836.0 TEAR MED MENISC KNEE-CUR


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 836.0

Short Description: Tear med menisc knee-cur

Long Description: Tear of medial cartilage or meniscus of knee, current

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Dislocation (830-839)
      • 836 Dislocation of knee
        • 836.0 Tear med menisc knee-cur

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 836.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Derangement
    • semilunar cartilage (knee) 717.5
      • current injury 836.2
        • medial 836.0
  • Detachment
    • knee, medial meniscus (old) 717.3
      • current injury 836.0
  • Tear, torn (traumatic) - see also Wound, open, by site
    • meniscus (knee) (current injury) 836.2
      • bucket handle 836.0
        • old 717.0
      • medial 836.0
        • anterior horn 836.0
          • old 717.1
        • bucket handle 836.0
          • old 717.0
        • old 717.3
        • posterior horn 836.0
          • old 717.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 836.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
836.0 Right Arrow S83.219A Bucket-hndl tear of medial mensc, crnt inj, unsp knee, init
S83.249A Oth tear of medial meniscus, current injury, 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
836.1 Tear of lateral cartilage or meniscus of knee, current
836.2 Other tear of cartilage or meniscus of knee, current
836.3 Dislocation of patella, closed
836.4 Dislocation of patella, open
836.50 Dislocation of knee, unspecified, closed
836.51 Anterior dislocation of tibia, proximal end, closed
836.52 Posterior dislocation of tibia, proximal end, closed
836.53 Medial dislocation of tibia, proximal end, closed
836.54 Lateral dislocation of tibia, proximal end, closed
836.59 Other dislocation of knee, closed
836.60 Dislocation of knee, unspecified, open
836.61 Anterior dislocation of tibia, proximal end, open
836.62 Posterior dislocation of tibia, proximal end, open
836.63 Medial dislocation of tibia, proximal end, open
836.64 Lateral dislocation of tibia, proximal end, open
836.69 Other dislocation of knee, open

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

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