Chapter 13

M00–M99: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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)
Internal Codes
  • M23.3

    Other meniscus derangements

  • M23.30

    Other meniscus derangements, unspecified meniscus

  • M23.300

    Other meniscus derangements, unspecified lateral meniscus, right knee

  • M23.301

    Other meniscus derangements, unspecified lateral meniscus, left knee

  • M23.302

    Other meniscus derangements, unspecified lateral meniscus, unspecified knee

  • M23.303

    Other meniscus derangements, unspecified medial meniscus, right knee

  • M23.304

    Other meniscus derangements, unspecified medial meniscus, left knee

  • M23.305

    Other meniscus derangements, unspecified medial meniscus, unspecified knee

  • M23.306

    Other meniscus derangements, unspecified meniscus, right knee

  • M23.307

    Other meniscus derangements, unspecified meniscus, left knee

  • M23.309

    Other meniscus derangements, unspecified meniscus, unspecified knee

  • M23.31

    Other meniscus derangements, anterior horn of medial meniscus

  • M23.311

    Other meniscus derangements, anterior horn of medial meniscus, right knee

  • M23.312

    Other meniscus derangements, anterior horn of medial meniscus, left knee

  • M23.319

    Other meniscus derangements, anterior horn of medial meniscus, unspecified knee

  • M23.32

    Other meniscus derangements, posterior horn of medial meniscus

  • M23.321

    Other meniscus derangements, posterior horn of medial meniscus, right knee

  • M23.322

    Other meniscus derangements, posterior horn of medial meniscus, left knee

  • M23.329

    Other meniscus derangements, posterior horn of medial meniscus, unspecified knee

  • M23.33

    Other meniscus derangements, other medial meniscus

  • M23.331

    Other meniscus derangements, other medial meniscus, right knee

  • M23.332

    Other meniscus derangements, other medial meniscus, left knee

  • M23.339

    Other meniscus derangements, other medial meniscus, unspecified knee

  • M23.34

    Other meniscus derangements, anterior horn of lateral meniscus

  • M23.341

    Other meniscus derangements, anterior horn of lateral meniscus, right knee

  • M23.342

    Other meniscus derangements, anterior horn of lateral meniscus, left knee

  • M23.349

    Other meniscus derangements, anterior horn of lateral meniscus, unspecified knee

  • M23.35

    Other meniscus derangements, posterior horn of lateral meniscus

  • M23.351

    Other meniscus derangements, posterior horn of lateral meniscus, right knee

  • M23.352

    Other meniscus derangements, posterior horn of lateral meniscus, left knee

  • M23.359

    Other meniscus derangements, posterior horn of lateral meniscus, unspecified knee

  • M23.36

    Other meniscus derangements, other lateral meniscus

  • M23.361

    Other meniscus derangements, other lateral meniscus, right knee

  • M23.362

    Other meniscus derangements, other lateral meniscus, left knee

  • M23.369

    Other meniscus derangements, other lateral meniscus, unspecified knee

  • M23.4

    Loose body in knee

  • M23.40

    Loose body in knee, unspecified knee

  • M23.41

    Loose body in knee, right knee

  • M23.42

    Loose body in knee, left knee

  • M23.5

    Chronic instability of knee

  • M23.50

    Chronic instability of knee, unspecified knee

  • M23.51

    Chronic instability of knee, right knee

  • M23.52

    Chronic instability of knee, left knee

  • M23.6

    Other spontaneous disruption of ligament(s) of knee

  • M23.60

    Other spontaneous disruption of unspecified ligament of knee

  • M23.601

    Other spontaneous disruption of unspecified ligament of right knee

  • M23.602

    Other spontaneous disruption of unspecified ligament of left knee

  • M23.609

    Other spontaneous disruption of unspecified ligament of unspecified knee

  • M23.61

    Other spontaneous disruption of anterior cruciate ligament of knee

  • M23.611

    Other spontaneous disruption of anterior cruciate ligament of right knee

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