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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 844.3
Sprain of tibiofibular (joint) (ligament) superior, of knee
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Sprain super tibiofibula.
  • ICD-9-CM 844.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 844.3 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 844.3.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 844.3: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 844.3 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S83.60XA Sprain of the superior tibiofibular joint and ligament, unspecified knee, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Left knee superior tibiofibular joint sprain
  • Right knee superior tibiofibular joint sprain
  • Superior tibiofibular joint sprain of left knee
  • Superior tibiofibular joint sprain of right knee
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 844.3:
  • Sprain, strain (joint) (ligament) (muscle) (tendon) 848.9
    • tibiofibular
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