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M23.50 - Chronic instability of knee, unspecified knee


The ICD 10 Code for Chronic instability of knee, unspecified knee is listed as M23.50.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: M23.50
Description: Chronic instability of knee, unspecified knee
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
564 - Other Musculoskeletal Sys & Connective Tissue Diagnoses W Mcc
565 - Other Musculoskeletal Sys & Connective Tissue Diagnoses W Cc
566 - Other Musculoskeletal Sys & Connective Tissue Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Block Other joint disorders (M20-M25)
Parent M23.5 - Chronic instability of knee
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 717.85 - Old disruption of other ligaments of knee (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 718.86 - Other joint derangement, not elsewhere classified, lower leg (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of M23.50:
M23.51 - Chronic instability of knee, right knee
M23.52 - Chronic instability of knee, left knee