Diagnosis Code: 844.8

Short Description: Sprain of knee & leg NEC

Long Description: Sprains and strains of other specified sites 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
      • 844.8 Sprain of knee & leg NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Avulsion of tibial attachment
• Strain of calf muscle
• Strain of patellar tendon
• Traumatic rupture of patellar tendon
• Traumatic rupture of quadriceps tendon

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 844.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Rupture, ruptured 553.9
  • tendon (traumatic) - see also Sprain, by site
    • patellar 844.8
      • nontraumatic 727.66
    • quadriceps 844.8
      • nontraumatic 727.65

• Sprain, strain (joint) (ligament) (muscle) (tendon) 848.9
  • cartilage
    • semilunar (knee) 844.8
      • with current tear (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2
  • coronary, knee 844.8
  • internal
    • semilunar cartilage 844.8
      • with current tear (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2
      • old 717.5
  • meniscus
    • knee 844.8
      • with current tear (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2
      • old 717.5
  • patella(r) 844.8
    • old 717.89
  • semilunar cartilage (knee) 844.8
    • with current tear (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2
    • old 717.5

Crosswalk Information

The code 844.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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