| Full description | Peripheral tear of lateral meniscus, current injury, left knee |
| Billable | No — use a more specific child code |
| Chapter | Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) |
| Section | Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89) |
| Parent code | S83.26 — Peripheral tear of lateral meniscus, current injury |
| Requires 7th character | Yes |