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836.2 TEAR MENISCUS NEC-CURREN


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 836.2

Short Description: Tear meniscus NEC-curren

Long Description: Other tear of cartilage or meniscus of knee, current

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Dislocation (830-839)
      • 836 Dislocation of knee
        • 836.2 Tear meniscus NEC-curren

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Current knee cartilage tear
  • Current tear of semilunar cartilage
  • Finding of tear meniscus
  • Tear of articular cartilage of knee, current
  • Tear of meniscus of knee

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 836.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Avulsion (traumatic) 879.8
    • cartilage - see also Dislocation, by site
      • knee, current (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2
  • Bucket handle fracture (semilunar cartilage) (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2
  • Derangement
    • joint (internal) 718.90
      • current injury - see also Dislocation, by site
        • knee, meniscus or cartilage (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2
    • knee (cartilage) (internal) 717.9
      • current injury (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2
    • meniscus NEC (knee) 717.5
      • current injury (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2
    • semilunar cartilage (knee) 717.5
      • current injury 836.2
        • lateral 836.1
        • medial 836.0
  • Laceration - see also Wound, open, by site
    • meniscus (knee) (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2
      • old 717.5
      • site other than knee - see also Sprain, by site
        • old NEC (see also Disorder, cartilage, articular) 718.0
  • Rupture, ruptured 553.9
    • semilunar cartilage, knee (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2
      • old (see also Derangement, meniscus) 717.5
  • Sprain, strain (joint) (ligament) (muscle) (tendon) 848.9
    • cartilage
      • knee 844.9
        • with current tear (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2
      • semilunar (knee) 844.8
        • with current tear (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2
    • internal
      • semilunar cartilage 844.8
        • with current tear (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2
    • meniscus
      • knee 844.8
        • with current tear (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2
    • semilunar cartilage (knee) 844.8
      • with current tear (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2
  • Tear, torn (traumatic) - see also Wound, open, by site
    • meniscus (knee) (current injury) 836.2
      • bucket handle 836.0
        • old 717.0
      • lateral 836.1
        • anterior horn 836.1
          • old 717.42
        • bucket handle 836.1
          • old 717.41
        • old 717.40
        • posterior horn 836.1
          • old 717.43
        • specified site NEC 836.1
          • old 717.49
      • 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
      • old NEC 717.5
      • site other than knee - see Sprain, by site
    • semilunar cartilage, knee (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2
      • old 717.5

Crosswalk Information

The code 836.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
836.2 Right Arrow S83.209A Unsp tear of unsp meniscus, current injury, unsp knee, init
S83.30XA Tear of articular cartilage of unsp knee, current, 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
836.0 Tear of medial cartilage or meniscus of knee, current
836.1 Tear of lateral 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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