ICD-10-CM · Chapter 19 · S00-T88
S83 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee
Includes
- avulsion of joint or ligament of knee
- laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of knee
- sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of knee
- traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of knee
- traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of knee
- traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of knee
- traumatic tear of joint or ligament of knee
Excludes 2 (not included here)
- derangement of patella (M22.0-M22.3)
- injury of patellar ligament (tendon) (S76.1-)
- internal derangement of knee (M23.-)
- old dislocation of knee (M24.36)
- pathological dislocation of knee (M24.36)
- recurrent dislocation of knee (M22.0)
- strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower leg (S86.-)
Code Also
- any associated open wound
Subcodes
Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| S83..0 | Subluxation and dislocation of patella | No |
| S83..00 | Unspecified subluxation and dislocation of patella | No |
| S83..001 | Unspecified subluxation of right patella | No |
| S83..002 | Unspecified subluxation of left patella | No |
| S83..003 | Unspecified subluxation of unspecified patella | No |
| S83..004 | Unspecified dislocation of right patella | No |
| S83..005 | Unspecified dislocation of left patella | No |
| S83..006 | Unspecified dislocation of unspecified patella | No |
| S83..01 | Lateral subluxation and dislocation of patella | No |
| S83..011 | Lateral subluxation of right patella | No |
| S83..012 | Lateral subluxation of left patella | No |
| S83..013 | Lateral subluxation of unspecified patella | No |
| S83..014 | Lateral dislocation of right patella | No |
| S83..015 | Lateral dislocation of left patella | No |
| S83..016 | Lateral dislocation of unspecified patella | No |
| S83..09 | Other subluxation and dislocation of patella | No |
| S83..091 | Other subluxation of right patella | No |
| S83..092 | Other subluxation of left patella | No |
| S83..093 | Other subluxation of unspecified patella | No |
| S83..094 | Other dislocation of right patella | No |
| S83..095 | Other dislocation of left patella | No |
| S83..096 | Other dislocation of unspecified patella | No |
| S83..1 | Subluxation and dislocation of knee | No |
| S83..10 | Unspecified subluxation and dislocation of knee | No |
| S83..101 | Unspecified subluxation of right knee | No |
| S83..102 | Unspecified subluxation of left knee | No |
| S83..103 | Unspecified subluxation of unspecified knee | No |
| S83..104 | Unspecified dislocation of right knee | No |
| S83..105 | Unspecified dislocation of left knee | No |
| S83..106 | Unspecified dislocation of unspecified knee | No |
| S83..11 | Anterior subluxation and dislocation of proximal end of tibia | No |
| S83..111 | Anterior subluxation of proximal end of tibia, right knee | No |
| S83..112 | Anterior subluxation of proximal end of tibia, left knee | No |
| S83..113 | Anterior subluxation of proximal end of tibia, unspecified knee | No |
| S83..114 | Anterior dislocation of proximal end of tibia, right knee | No |
| S83..115 | Anterior dislocation of proximal end of tibia, left knee | No |
| S83..116 | Anterior dislocation of proximal end of tibia, unspecified knee | No |
| S83..12 | Posterior subluxation and dislocation of proximal end of tibia | No |
| S83..121 | Posterior subluxation of proximal end of tibia, right knee | No |
| S83..122 | Posterior subluxation of proximal end of tibia, left knee | No |
| S83..123 | Posterior subluxation of proximal end of tibia, unspecified knee | No |
| S83..124 | Posterior dislocation of proximal end of tibia, right knee | No |
| S83..125 | Posterior dislocation of proximal end of tibia, left knee | No |
| S83..126 | Posterior dislocation of proximal end of tibia, unspecified knee | No |
| S83..13 | Medial subluxation and dislocation of proximal end of tibia | No |
| S83..131 | Medial subluxation of proximal end of tibia, right knee | No |
| S83..132 | Medial subluxation of proximal end of tibia, left knee | No |
| S83..133 | Medial subluxation of proximal end of tibia, unspecified knee | No |
| S83..134 | Medial dislocation of proximal end of tibia, right knee | No |
| S83..135 | Medial dislocation of proximal end of tibia, left knee | No |
| S83..136 | Medial dislocation of proximal end of tibia, unspecified knee | No |
| S83..14 | Lateral subluxation and dislocation of proximal end of tibia | No |
| S83..141 | Lateral subluxation of proximal end of tibia, right knee | No |
| S83..142 | Lateral subluxation of proximal end of tibia, left knee | No |
| S83..143 | Lateral subluxation of proximal end of tibia, unspecified knee | No |
| S83..144 | Lateral dislocation of proximal end of tibia, right knee | No |
| S83..145 | Lateral dislocation of proximal end of tibia, left knee | No |
| S83..146 | Lateral dislocation of proximal end of tibia, unspecified knee | No |
| S83..19 | Other subluxation and dislocation of knee | No |
| S83..191 | Other subluxation of right knee | No |
| S83..192 | Other subluxation of left knee | No |
| S83..193 | Other subluxation of unspecified knee | No |
| S83..194 | Other dislocation of right knee | No |
| S83..195 | Other dislocation of left knee | No |
| S83..196 | Other dislocation of unspecified knee | No |
| S83..2 | Tear of meniscus, current injury | No |
| S83..20 | Tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury | No |
| S83..200 | Bucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, right knee | No |
| S83..201 | Bucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, left knee | No |
| S83..202 | Bucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee | No |
| S83..203 | Other tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, right knee | No |
| S83..204 | Other tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, left knee | No |
| S83..205 | Other tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee | No |
| S83..206 | Unspecified tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, right knee | No |
| S83..207 | Unspecified tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, left knee | No |
| S83..209 | Unspecified tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee | No |
| S83..21 | Bucket-handle tear of medial meniscus, current injury | No |
| S83..211 | Bucket-handle tear of medial meniscus, current injury, right knee | No |
| S83..212 | Bucket-handle tear of medial meniscus, current injury, left knee | No |
| S83..219 | Bucket-handle tear of medial meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee | No |
| S83..22 | Peripheral tear of medial meniscus, current injury | No |
| S83..221 | Peripheral tear of medial meniscus, current injury, right knee | No |
| S83..222 | Peripheral tear of medial meniscus, current injury, left knee | No |
| S83..229 | Peripheral tear of medial meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee | No |
| S83..23 | Complex tear of medial meniscus, current injury | No |
| S83..231 | Complex tear of medial meniscus, current injury, right knee | No |
| S83..232 | Complex tear of medial meniscus, current injury, left knee | No |
| S83..239 | Complex tear of medial meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee | No |
| S83..24 | Other tear of medial meniscus, current injury | No |
| S83..241 | Other tear of medial meniscus, current injury, right knee | No |
| S83..242 | Other tear of medial meniscus, current injury, left knee | No |
| S83..249 | Other tear of medial meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee | No |
| S83..25 | Bucket-handle tear of lateral meniscus, current injury | No |
| S83..251 | Bucket-handle tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, right knee | No |
| S83..252 | Bucket-handle tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, left knee | No |
| S83..259 | Bucket-handle tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee | No |
| S83..26 | Peripheral tear of lateral meniscus, current injury | No |
| S83..261 | Peripheral tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, right knee | No |
| S83..262 | Peripheral tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, left knee | No |
| S83..269 | Peripheral tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee | No |
| S83..27 | Complex tear of lateral meniscus, current injury | No |
| S83..271 | Complex tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, right knee | No |
| S83..272 | Complex tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, left knee | No |
| S83..279 | Complex tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee | No |
| S83..28 | Other tear of lateral meniscus, current injury | No |
| S83..281 | Other tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, right knee | No |
| S83..282 | Other tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, left knee | No |
| S83..289 | Other tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee | No |
| S83..3 | Tear of articular cartilage of knee, current | No |
| S83..30 | Tear of articular cartilage of unspecified knee, current | No |
| S83..31 | Tear of articular cartilage of right knee, current | No |
| S83..32 | Tear of articular cartilage of left knee, current | No |
| S83..4 | Sprain of collateral ligament of knee | No |
| S83..40 | Sprain of unspecified collateral ligament of knee | No |
| S83..401 | Sprain of unspecified collateral ligament of right knee | No |
| S83..402 | Sprain of unspecified collateral ligament of left knee | No |
| S83..409 | Sprain of unspecified collateral ligament of unspecified knee | No |
| S83..41 | Sprain of medial collateral ligament of knee | No |
| S83..411 | Sprain of medial collateral ligament of right knee | No |
| S83..412 | Sprain of medial collateral ligament of left knee | No |
| S83..419 | Sprain of medial collateral ligament of unspecified knee | No |
| S83..42 | Sprain of lateral collateral ligament of knee | No |
| S83..421 | Sprain of lateral collateral ligament of right knee | No |
| S83..422 | Sprain of lateral collateral ligament of left knee | No |
| S83..429 | Sprain of lateral collateral ligament of unspecified knee | No |
| S83..5 | Sprain of cruciate ligament of knee | No |
| S83..50 | Sprain of unspecified cruciate ligament of knee | No |
| S83..501 | Sprain of unspecified cruciate ligament of right knee | No |
| S83..502 | Sprain of unspecified cruciate ligament of left knee | No |
| S83..509 | Sprain of unspecified cruciate ligament of unspecified knee | No |
| S83..51 | Sprain of anterior cruciate ligament of knee | No |
| S83..511 | Sprain of anterior cruciate ligament of right knee | No |
| S83..512 | Sprain of anterior cruciate ligament of left knee | No |
| S83..519 | Sprain of anterior cruciate ligament of unspecified knee | No |
| S83..52 | Sprain of posterior cruciate ligament of knee | No |
| S83..521 | Sprain of posterior cruciate ligament of right knee | No |
| S83..522 | Sprain of posterior cruciate ligament of left knee | No |
| S83..529 | Sprain of posterior cruciate ligament of unspecified knee | No |
| S83..6 | Sprain of the superior tibiofibular joint and ligament | No |
| S83..60 | Sprain of the superior tibiofibular joint and ligament, unspecified knee | No |
| S83..61 | Sprain of the superior tibiofibular joint and ligament, right knee | No |
| S83..62 | Sprain of the superior tibiofibular joint and ligament, left knee | No |
| S83..8 | Sprain of other specified parts of knee | No |
| S83..8X | Sprain of other specified parts of knee | No |
| S83..8X1 | Sprain of other specified parts of right knee | No |
| S83..8X2 | Sprain of other specified parts of left knee | No |
| S83..8X9 | Sprain of other specified parts of unspecified knee | No |
| S83..9 | Sprain of unspecified site of knee | No |
| S83..90 | Sprain of unspecified site of unspecified knee | No |
| S83..91 | Sprain of unspecified site of right knee | No |
| S83..92 | Sprain of unspecified site of left knee | No |
Last reviewed: September 2026