836.1 - Tear Of Lateral Cartilage Or Meniscus Of Knee, Current
The ICD 9 Code for Tear of lateral cartilage or meniscus of knee, current is listed as 836.1.
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: | 836.1 |
| Long Description: | Tear of lateral cartilage or meniscus of knee, current |
| Short Description: | Tear lat menisc knee-cur |
| Chapter: | Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: | Dislocation (830-839) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | S83.289A - Other tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 836.1: | |
| 836.0 - Tear of medial 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 | |