S83.219A
Bucket-handle tear of medial meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee, initial encounter
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S83.219A sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- S83 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
- S83.2 Tear of meniscus, current injury
- S83.21 Bucket-handle tear of medial meniscus, current injury
- S83.219 Parent Bucket-handle tear of medial meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee
- S83.219A This code Bucket-handle tear of medial meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee, initial encounter
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Includes
avulsion of joint or ligament of knee
Inherited from S83 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
Includes
laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of knee
Inherited from S83 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
Includes
sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of knee
Inherited from S83 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
Includes
traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of knee
Inherited from S83 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
Includes
traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of knee
Inherited from S83 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
Includes
traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of knee
Inherited from S83 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
Includes
traumatic tear of joint or ligament of knee
Inherited from S83 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
Excludes2
derangement of patella (M22.0-M22.3)
Inherited from S83 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
Excludes2
injury of patellar ligament (tendon) ( S76.1- )
Inherited from S83 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
Excludes2
internal derangement of knee ( M23 .-)
Inherited from S83 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
Excludes2
old dislocation of knee ( M24.36 )
Inherited from S83 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
Excludes2
pathological dislocation of knee ( M24.36 )
Inherited from S83 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
Code Also
any associated open wound
Inherited from S83 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S83
Inherited from S83 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
7th Character
A - initial encounter
Inherited from S83 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
Inherited from S83 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
7th Character
S - sequela
Inherited from S83 — Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
Version History
How S83.219A appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentBucket-handle tear of medial meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee, initial encounter
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedBucket-handle tear of medial meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee, initial encounter
Related Codes
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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