M23.2
Derangement of meniscus due to old tear or injury
M23.2 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for derangement of meniscus due to old tear or injury. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are M23.20 Derangement of unspecified meniscus due to old tear or injury, M23.21 Derangement of anterior horn of medial meniscus due to old tear or injury, M23.22 Derangement of posterior horn of medial meniscus due to old tear or injury, M23.23 Derangement of other medial meniscus due to old tear or injury and 3 more. Its coding notes include 3 Excludes1 entries and 14 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (11 notes)
- 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)
Inclusion terms
Conditions classified to this code.
- Old bucket-handle tear
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- 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 under M23.2 7
- M23.20Derangement of unspecified meniscus due to old tear or injuryHeader
- M23.21Derangement of anterior horn of medial meniscus due to old tear or injuryHeader
- M23.22Derangement of posterior horn of medial meniscus due to old tear or injuryHeader
- M23.23Derangement of other medial meniscus due to old tear or injuryHeader
- M23.24Derangement of anterior horn of lateral meniscus due to old tear or injuryHeader
- M23.25Derangement of posterior horn of lateral meniscus due to old tear or injuryHeader
- M23.26Derangement of other lateral meniscus due to old tear or injuryHeader