ICD-10 diagnosis code
S83 Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of knee
S83 is the ICD-10 code for Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of knee. It is a three-character category divided into 8 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block S80–S89 (Injuries to the knee and lower leg) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What S83 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- derangement of:
- knee, internal M23.-
- patella M22.0-M22.3
Subcodes of S83
- S83.0Dislocation of patella
- S83.1Dislocation of knee
- S83.2Tear of meniscus, current
- S83.3Tear of articular cartilage of knee, current
- S83.4Sprain and strain involving (fibular)(tibial) collateral ligament of knee
- S83.5Sprain and strain involving (anterior)(posterior) cruciate ligament of knee
- S83.6Sprain and strain of other and unspecified parts of knee
- S83.7Injury to multiple structures of knee
S83 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DS83Luksation og distorsion af led og ligamenter i knæ
S83Polven alueen nivelten ja siteiden sijoiltaanmeno, nyrjähdys ja/tai venähdys
S83Luxation, Verstauchung und Zerrung des Kniegelenkes und von Bändern des Kniegelenkes
S83Luxation, entorse et foulure des articulations et des ligaments du genou
S83luxatie en distorsie van kniegewricht en -ligamenten
Listed through more specific codes:
- S83.8X1ASprain of other specified parts of right knee, initial encounter
- S83.8X1DSprain of other specified parts of right knee, subsequent encounter
- S83.8X1SSprain of other specified parts of right knee, sequela
- S83.8X2ASprain of other specified parts of left knee, initial encounter
- S83.8X2DSprain of other specified parts of left knee, subsequent encounter
- S83.8X2SSprain of other specified parts of left knee, sequela
- S83.8X9ASprain of other specified parts of unspecified knee, initial encounter
- S83.8X9DSprain of other specified parts of unspecified knee, subsequent encounter
- and 10 more national subcodes
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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