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Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 836.0
Tear of medial cartilage or meniscus of knee current
  • Short description: TEAR MED MENISC KNEE-CUR.
  • ICD-9-CM 836.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 836.0 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 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 836.0.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 836.0: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 836.0 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S83.219A Bucket-handle tear of medial meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S83.249A Other tear of medial meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute meniscal tear, medial
  • Acute tear knee, medial meniscus
  • Current bucket handle meniscus tear of left knee
  • Current bucket handle meniscus tear of right knee
  • Current bucket handle tear of medial meniscus of left knee
  • Current bucket handle tear of medial meniscus of right knee
  • Current complex tear of medial meniscus of left knee
  • Current complex tear of medial meniscus of right knee
  • Current left knee bucket handle medial meniscus tear
  • Current left knee bucket handle meniscus tear
  • Current left knee complex medial meniscus tear
  • Current left knee medial meniscus tear
  • Current left knee peripheral medial meniscus tear
  • Current peripheral tear of medial meniscus of left knee
  • Current peripheral tear of medial meniscus of right knee
  • Current right knee bucket handle medial meniscus tear
  • Current right knee bucket handle meniscus tear
  • Current right knee complex medial meniscus tear
  • Current right knee medial meniscus tear
  • Current right knee peripheral medial meniscus tear
  • Current tear knee, medial meniscus
  • Current tear of medial meniscus of left knee
  • Current tear of medial meniscus of right knee
  • Tear of medial meniscus of knee
Applies To
  • Bucket handle tear:
    • NOS current injury
    • medial meniscus current injury
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 836.0:
  • Derangement
  • Detachment
    • knee, medial meniscus (old) 717.3
      • current injury 836.0
  • Tear, torn (traumatic) - see also Wound, open, by site
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