M23.31
M23.31 — Other meniscus derangements, anterior horn of medial meniscus
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M23.31 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other meniscus derangements, anterior horn of medial meniscus. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M23.31 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 M23.31
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M23.3. If M23.31 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M23.30Other meniscus derangements, unspecified 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 M23.31
- Is M23.31 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M23.31 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M23.31 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other joint disorders (M20-M25).