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M23.64

Other spontaneous disruption of lateral collateral ligament of knee

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • M23.641 Other spontaneous disruption of lateral collateral ligament of right knee
  • M23.642 Other spontaneous disruption of lateral collateral ligament of left knee
  • M23.649 Other spontaneous disruption of lateral collateral ligament of unspecified knee

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other spontaneous disruption of lateral collateral ligament of knee

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from M23 Internal derangement of knee

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • ankylosis (M24.66)
  • deformity of knee (M21.-)
  • osteochondritis dissecans (M93.2)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • current injury - see injury of knee and lower leg (S80-S89)
  • recurrent dislocation or subluxation of joints (M24.4)
  • recurrent dislocation or subluxation of patella (M22.0-M22.1)

Inherited from the M20-M25 section Other joint disorders (M20-M25)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • joints of the spine (M40-M54)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
M23.60 Other spontaneous disruption of unspecified ligament of knee Not billable
M23.61 Other spontaneous disruption of anterior cruciate ligament of knee Not billable
M23.62 Other spontaneous disruption of posterior cruciate ligament of knee Not billable
M23.63 Other spontaneous disruption of medial collateral ligament of knee Not billable
M23.67 Other spontaneous disruption of capsular ligament of knee Not billable