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M23.20

Non-billable

Derangement of unspecified meniscus due to old tear or injury

Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Additional Information

From parent codes: M00-M99 (Chapter 13)

Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom M00-M99

Excludes2 means 'NOT INCLUDED HERE!' An Excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time.

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
NotesFrom M00-M99

Additional notes from parent codes that apply to this code.

  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

More Specific Codes (16)

M23.2Derangement of meniscus due to old tear or injury→M23.21Derangement of anterior horn of medial meniscus due to old tear or injury→M23.22Derangement of posterior horn of medial meniscus due to old tear or injury→M23.23Derangement of other medial meniscus due to old tear or injury→M23.24Derangement of anterior horn of lateral meniscus due to old tear or injury→M23.25Derangement of posterior horn of lateral meniscus due to old tear or injury→M23.26Derangement of other lateral meniscus due to old tear or injury→M23.200Derangement of unspecified lateral meniscus due to old tear or injury, right knee→M23.201Derangement of unspecified lateral meniscus due to old tear or injury, left knee→M23.202Derangement of unspecified lateral meniscus due to old tear or injury, unspecified knee→M23.203Derangement of unspecified medial meniscus due to old tear or injury, right knee→M23.204Derangement of unspecified medial meniscus due to old tear or injury, left knee→M23.205Derangement of unspecified medial meniscus due to old tear or injury, unspecified knee→M23.206Derangement of unspecified meniscus due to old tear or injury, right knee→M23.207Derangement of unspecified meniscus due to old tear or injury, left knee→M23.209Derangement of unspecified meniscus due to old tear or injury, unspecified knee→