S83.2 is the ICD-10 code for Tear of meniscus, current. It is a four-character subcategory of S83 (Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of knee), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What S83.2 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Bucket-handle tear (of):
- NOS
- lateral meniscus
- medial meniscus
What S83.2 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- old bucket-handle tear M23.2
S83.2 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
- S83.2LLateral traumatisk meniskruptur i knäled
- S83.2MMedial traumatisk meniskruptur i knäled
- S83.2XTraumatisk meniskruptur UNS i knäled
S83.2Fersk skade i menisk
DS832Traumatisk ruptur af menisk i knæled
- DS832ATraumatisk ruptur af ligamentum meniscofemorale posterius
- DS832BTraumatisk ruptur af ligamentum meniscofemorale anterius
S83.2Polven nivelkierukan (tuore) repeämä
S83.2Meniskusriss, akut
S83.2Déchirure récente d'un ménisque
S83.2scheur van meniscus, vers
Listed through more specific codes:
- S83.200ABucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, right knee, initial encounter
- S83.200DBucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, right knee, subsequent encounter
- S83.200SBucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, right knee, sequela
- S83.201ABucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, left knee, initial encounter
- S83.201DBucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, left knee, subsequent encounter
- S83.201SBucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, left knee, sequela
- S83.202ABucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee, initial encounter
- S83.202DBucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee, subsequent encounter
- and 91 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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