2025
ICD-10-CM
Diagnosis
Code

S83 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee

  • Non-billable
  • 2016–2025

S83 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: 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

Code also

  • Any associated open wound

Type 2 excludes

  • 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.-)

Seventh character note

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S83

Seventh character extensions

  • A: initial encounter

  • D: subsequent encounter

  • S: sequela

Codes

Versions

  1. 2025

    No changes

  2. 2024

    No changes

  3. 2023

    No changes

  4. 2022

    No changes

  5. 2021

    Code changed

    • Type 1 excludes

        • 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)
    • Type 2 excludes

        • strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower leg (S86.-)
        • 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.-)
  6. 2020

    No changes

  7. 2019

    No changes

  8. 2018

    No changes

  9. 2017

    No changes

  10. 2016

    New code