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bucket handle tear

Wikipedia Summary

A bucket-handle tear of the knee is a specific type of meniscal injury characterized by a longitudinal tear of the medial or lateral meniscus, where a displaced inner fragment resembles the appearance of a "bucket handle". This displaced meniscal fragment often remains attached at the anterior and posterior horns but dislocates into the intercondylar notch of the knee joint...
Related Codes (38)
Code
Description
Billable
Details
S83.200Bucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, right knee
S83.200ABucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, right knee, initial encounter
S83.200DBucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, right knee, subsequent encounter
S83.200SBucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, right knee, sequela
S83.201Bucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, left knee
S83.201ABucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, left knee, initial encounter
S83.201DBucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, left knee, subsequent encounter
S83.201SBucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, left knee, sequela
S83.202Bucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee
S83.202ABucket-handle tear of unspecified meniscus, current injury, unspecified knee, initial encounter

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