S83.209A
S83.209A: Unspecified tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
S83.209A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S83.209A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S83
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S83.209A
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S83.209A
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on S83: Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.