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S83.6 Sprain and strain of other and unspecified parts of knee

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S83.6 is the ICD-10 code for Sprain and strain of other and unspecified parts of knee. 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 S83.6 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Tibiofibular joint and ligament, superior

What S83.6 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • sprain of patellar ligament S76.1

S83.6 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

S83.6Distorsion i andra och ospecificerade delar av knä

NorwayICD-10-NO

S83.6Forstuving, ruptur eller forstrekking av annen eller uspesifisert del av kne

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS836Distorsion af anden eller ikke specificeret struktur i knæled

  • DS836ADistorsion af knæled med ligamentlæsion
  • DS836BDistorsion af articulatio tibiofibularis superioris
  • DS836CDistorsion af ligamentum patellae
  • DS836DDistorsion af ligamentum tibiofibularis superior
FinlandICD-10-FI

S83.6Muun tai määrittämättömän polven osan revähdys

GermanyICD-10-GM

S83.6Verstauchung und Zerrung sonstiger und nicht näher bezeichneter Teile des Knies

FranceICD-10-FR

S83.6Entorse et foulure de parties autres et non précisées du genou

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S83.6distorsie van overige en niet-gespecificeerde delen van knie

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S83.60XASprain of the superior tibiofibular joint and ligament, unspecified knee, initial encounter
  • S83.60XDSprain of the superior tibiofibular joint and ligament, unspecified knee, subsequent encounter
  • S83.60XSSprain of the superior tibiofibular joint and ligament, unspecified knee, sequela
  • S83.61XASprain of the superior tibiofibular joint and ligament, right knee, initial encounter
  • S83.61XDSprain of the superior tibiofibular joint and ligament, right knee, subsequent encounter
  • S83.61XSSprain of the superior tibiofibular joint and ligament, right knee, sequela
  • S83.62XASprain of the superior tibiofibular joint and ligament, left knee, initial encounter
  • S83.62XDSprain of the superior tibiofibular joint and ligament, left knee, subsequent encounter
  • and 1 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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