ICD 10 Coding Alert
Follow This Path Toward Meniscus Dx
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the patient suffered from a meniscus tear in his left knee. The injury is classified as current. Which ICD-10 code is most appropriate to represent this injury? New Mexico Subscriber Answer: Based on the information available, you can narrow the code choice down a bit. If you want an exact diagnosis code, however, you’re going to need some more encounter specifics. The choices: Go back and look at the notes, and toggle back to this list to see if you have evidence that could lead you to one of these diagnosis codes: If you cannot get any more info from the notes or the provider on the specifics of the patient’s injury, your best bet is to go with S83.207X — the most general code from above. 7th character alert: No matter which code you choose to represent the meniscus tear, be sure to fill in the seventh character on your ICD-10 code. The choices for character no. 7 are A (initial encounter), D (subsequent encounter), and S (sequela).
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