M23.3
M23.3 — Other meniscus derangements
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M23.3 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other meniscus derangements. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Degenerate meniscus
- Detached meniscus
- Retained meniscus
Risk adjustment
M23.3 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead M23.3
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- M23.30Other meniscus derangements, unspecified meniscus
- M23.31Other meniscus derangements, anterior horn of medial meniscus
- M23.32Other meniscus derangements, posterior horn of medial meniscus
- M23.33Other meniscus derangements, other medial meniscus
- M23.34Other meniscus derangements, anterior horn of lateral meniscus
- M23.35Other meniscus derangements, posterior horn of lateral meniscus
- M23.36Other meniscus derangements, other lateral meniscus
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M23. If M23.3 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about M23.3
- Is M23.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M23.3 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M23.3 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other joint disorders (M20-M25).