Is S83.209 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. S83.209 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does S83.209 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).

S83.209

S83.209 — Unspecified tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee

Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified

S83.209 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, unspecified 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

S83.209 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.

How S83.209 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to S83.209.

Tear, torn›meniscus(knee) (current injury)

Code to one of these instead S83.209

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share S83.20. If S83.209 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S83.209

Is S83.209 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. S83.209 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does S83.209 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).