M23.30
M23.30 — Other meniscus derangements, unspecified meniscus
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M23.30 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other meniscus derangements, unspecified meniscus. 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.
- Other meniscus derangements, unspecified lateral meniscus
- Other meniscus derangements, unspecified medial meniscus
Risk adjustment
M23.30 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 M23.30
9 child codes. Green means billable.
- M23.300Other meniscus derangements, unspecified lateral meniscus, right knee
- M23.301Other meniscus derangements, unspecified lateral meniscus, left knee
- M23.302Other meniscus derangements, unspecified lateral meniscus, unspecified knee
- M23.303Other meniscus derangements, unspecified medial meniscus, right knee
- M23.304Other meniscus derangements, unspecified medial meniscus, left knee
- M23.305Other meniscus derangements, unspecified medial meniscus, unspecified knee
- M23.306Other meniscus derangements, unspecified meniscus, right knee
- M23.307Other meniscus derangements, unspecified meniscus, left knee
- M23.309Other meniscus derangements, unspecified meniscus, unspecified knee
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M23.3. If M23.30 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
Questions about M23.30
- Is M23.30 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M23.30 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M23.30 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other joint disorders (M20-M25).