
2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 717.5
Derangement of meniscus, not elsewhere classified
- Short description: Derangement meniscus NEC.
- ICD-9-CM 717.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 717.5 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 717.5.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 717.5: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
717.5 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM M23.009 Cystic meniscus, unspecified meniscus, unspecified knee
Approximate Synonyms
- Chronic derangement of meniscus of left knee
- Chronic derangement of meniscus of right knee
- Cyst of knee meniscus
- Cyst of lateral meniscus
- Cyst of left meniscus
- Cyst of medial meniscus
- Cyst of right meniscus
- Cyst of semilunar cartilage
- Cystic meniscus of L knee
- Cystic meniscus of left knee
- Cystic meniscus of R knee
- Cystic meniscus of right knee
- Degeneration of cartilage AND/OR meniscus of knee
- Derangement of knee due to old injury
- Derangement of left meniscus
- Derangement of left meniscus due to old injury
- Derangement of meniscus
- Derangement of meniscus due to old injury
- Derangement of meniscus due to old injury of L knee
- Derangement of meniscus due to old injury of left knee
- Derangement of meniscus due to old injury of R knee
- Derangement of meniscus of knee
- Derangement of meniscus of knee due to old injury
- Derangement of meniscus of knee joint
- Derangement of meniscus of L knee
- Derangement of meniscus of left knee
- Derangement of meniscus of R knee
- Derangement of meniscus of right knee
- Derangement of right meniscus
- Derangement of right meniscus due to old injury
- Discoid meniscus of bilat knees
- Discoid meniscus of bilateral knees
- Discoid meniscus of knee
- Discoid meniscus of left knee
- Discoid meniscus of right knee
- Old torn meniscus of knee
Applies To
- Congenital discoid meniscus
- Cyst of semilunar cartilage
- Derangement of semilunar cartilage NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
717.5:
- Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) 709.2

knee, semilunar cartilage 717.5
- Cyst (mucus) (retention) (serous) (simple)
meniscus knee 717.5
semilunar cartilage (knee) (multiple) 717.5
- Cystic - see also condition
disease
- Degeneration, degenerative
articular cartilage NEC (see also Disorder, cartilage, articular) 718.0
- Derangement
meniscus NEC (knee) 717.5
current injury (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2

lateral 717.40

medial 717.3

recurrent 718.3

site other than knee - see Disorder, cartilage, articular
semilunar cartilage (knee) 717.5
- Discoid
meniscus, congenital 717.5
semilunar cartilage 717.5
- Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
cystic
breast (chronic) 610.1

kidney, congenital (see also Cystic, disease, kidney) 753.10

liver, congenital 751.62

lung 518.89

pancreas 577.2

renal, congenital (see also Cystic, disease, kidney) 753.10

semilunar cartilage 717.5
internal semilunar cartilage, cystic 717.5
semilunar cartilage, cystic 717.5
- Hypermobility
meniscus (knee) 717.5
- Laceration - see also Wound, open, by site
meniscus (knee) (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2

old 717.5
site other than knee - see also Sprain, by site

old NEC (see also Disorder, cartilage, articular) 718.0
- Remnant
meniscus, knee 717.5
- Rupture, ruptured 553.9

meniscus (knee) - see also Tear, meniscus
old (see also Derangement, meniscus) 717.5

site other than knee - see Disorder, cartilage, articular

site other than knee - see Sprain, by site
semilunar cartilage, knee (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2

old (see also Derangement, meniscus) 717.5
- Sprain, strain (joint) (ligament) (muscle) (tendon) 848.9

internal
collateral, ankle 845.01

semilunar cartilage 844.8


with current tear (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2


old 717.5
meniscus
semilunar cartilage (knee) 844.8

with current tear (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2

old 717.5
- Tear, torn (traumatic) - see also Wound, open, by site
meniscus (knee) (current injury) 836.2

bucket handle 836.0

lateral 836.1

medial 836.0

old NEC 717.5
site other than knee - see Sprain, by site
semilunar cartilage, knee (see also Tear, meniscus) 836.2

old 717.5