FY2021
Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Other spontaneous disruption of ligament(s) of knee
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2021For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2021
Effective from
Other spontaneous disruption of ligament(s) of knee
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2021| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Disorders affecting predominantly peripheral (limb) joints
M23.60Other spontaneous disruption of unspecified ligament of kneeCategory · further specificity requiredM23.61Other spontaneous disruption of anterior cruciate ligament of kneeCategory · further specificity requiredM23.62Other spontaneous disruption of posterior cruciate ligament of kneeCategory · further specificity requiredM23.63Other spontaneous disruption of medial collateral ligament of kneeCategory · further specificity requiredM23.64Other spontaneous disruption of lateral collateral ligament of kneeCategory · further specificity requiredM23.67Other spontaneous disruption of capsular ligament of kneeCategory · further specificity requiredOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M23.0 | Cystic meniscus | Category · further specificity required |
| M23.2 | Derangement of meniscus due to old tear or injury | Category · further specificity required |
| M23.3 | Other meniscus derangements | Category · further specificity required |
| M23.4 | Loose body in knee | Category · further specificity required |
| M23.5 | Chronic instability of knee | Category · further specificity required |
| M23.8 | Other internal derangements of knee | Category · further specificity required |
| M23.9 | Unspecified internal derangement of knee | Category · further specificity required |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗