M23.6
M23.6 — Other spontaneous disruption of ligament(s) of knee
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M23.6 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other spontaneous disruption of ligament(s) of knee. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M23.6 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 M23.6
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- M23.60Other spontaneous disruption of unspecified ligament of knee
- M23.61Other spontaneous disruption of anterior cruciate ligament of knee
- M23.62Other spontaneous disruption of posterior cruciate ligament of knee
- M23.63Other spontaneous disruption of medial collateral ligament of knee
- M23.64Other spontaneous disruption of lateral collateral ligament of knee
- M23.67Other spontaneous disruption of capsular ligament of knee
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M23. If M23.6 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about M23.6
- Is M23.6 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M23.6 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M23.6 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other joint disorders (M20-M25).