S83.207
S83.207 — Unspecified tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, left knee
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S83.207 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, left knee. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S83
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S83.207 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 S83.207
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S83.20. If S83.207 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S83.200Bucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, right knee
- S83.201Bucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, left knee
- S83.202Bucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee
- S83.203Other tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, right knee
- S83.204Other tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, left knee
- S83.205Other tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee
- S83.206Unspecified tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, right knee
- S83.209Unspecified tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee
Questions about S83.207
- Is S83.207 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S83.207 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S83.207 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89).