2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 836.1
Tear of lateral cartilage or meniscus of knee current
- Short description: TEAR LAT MENISC KNEE-CUR.
- ICD-9-CM 836.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 836.1 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
- You are viewing the 2007 version of ICD-9-CM 836.1.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 836.1: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
836.1 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S83.289A Other tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
- Acute meniscal tear, lateral
- Acute tear knee, lateral meniscus
- Current bucket handle tear of lateral meniscus of left knee
- Current bucket handle tear of lateral meniscus of right knee
- Current complex tear of lateral meniscus of left knee
- Current complex tear of lateral meniscus of right knee
- Current left knee bucket handle lateral meniscus tear
- Current left knee complex lateral meniscus tear
- Current left knee lateral meniscus tear
- Current left knee peripheral lateral meniscus tear
- Current peripheral tear of lateral meniscus of left knee
- Current peripheral tear of lateral meniscus of right knee
- Current right knee bucket handle lateral meniscus tear
- Current right knee complex lateral meniscus tear
- Current right knee lateral meniscus tear
- Current right knee peripheral lateral meniscus tear
- Current tear knee, lateral meniscus
- Current tear of lateral meniscus of left knee
- Current tear of lateral meniscus of right knee
- Tear of lateral meniscus of knee