Recurrent dislocation of patella
Recurrent dislocation of patella
M22.0 is a header (parent) code in the ICD-10-CM hierarchy. It is not billable for claim submission. Use one of the billable child codes listed below.
Billable codes in this category
Each of the codes below is billable. Choose the one that most accurately describes the patient's diagnosis.
Chronic, non-traumatic condition in which the patella repeatedly displaces from the trochlear groove, coded here when the treating clinician has not specified whether the right or left knee is affected.
Recurrent dislocation of the patella at the right knee — a non-traumatic, pattern-based diagnosis indicating the kneecap has dislocated multiple times, reflecting underlying patellar instability rather than a single acute event.
M22.02 identifies recurrent dislocation of the patella in the left knee — a chronic instability pattern in which the kneecap repeatedly displaces from the trochlear groove, distinct from a single traumatic event.