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836.0 - Tear Of Medial Cartilage Or Meniscus Of Knee, Current


The ICD 9 Code for Tear of medial cartilage or meniscus of knee, current is listed as 836.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 836.0
Long Description: Tear of medial cartilage or meniscus of knee, current
Short Description: Tear med menisc knee-cur
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Dislocation (830-839)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: S83.219A - Bucket-handle tear of medial meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S83.249A - Other tear of medial meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 836.0:
836.1 - Tear of lateral cartilage or meniscus of knee, current
836.2 - Other tear of cartilage or meniscus of knee, current
836.3 - Dislocation of patella, closed
836.4 - Dislocation of patella, open