What is chondral fissuring?

Chondral fissures are a type of chondral injury more accurately cracks or crevices of cartilage extending from the articular surface to the deeper chondral layers. They usually develop as a result of high compressive forces 1 and are often found in the patellar or trochlear cartilage.

What is the ICD 10 code for patellar chondral defect?

012 ICD-10 code S82. 012 for Displaced osteochondral fracture of left patella is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range – Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .

What is a Trochlear chondral defect?

A chondral defect refers to a specific, localized area of damage to the articular cartilage that lines the ends of the bones (like a tile missing in the floor). Articular cartilage is the coating of the bones and allows for smooth motion between the ends of the bones.

What is the ICD 10 code for osteochondral lesion?

Osteochondritis dissecans, unspecified ankle and joints of foot. M93. 279 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

What does full thickness chondral fissuring mean?

Cartilage, or chondral, damage is known as a lesion and can range from a soft spot on the cartilage (Grade I lesion) or a small tear in the top layer to an extensive tear that extends all the way to the bone (Grade IV or “full-thickness” lesion).

What is the ICD-10 code for osteochondral defect left knee?

The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S82. 01 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S82.

What is the ICD-10 code for osteochondral lesion right knee?

Osteochondritis dissecans, right knee M93. 261 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Where is the Trochlear groove?

When the knee is bent, the undersurface of the kneecap (the patella) lies in an area known as the trochlear groove. The sides of the patella and the walls of the groove should be almost parallel. The normal shape of the trochlea groove is concave.

What is full thickness cartilage fissuring?

What is an osteochondral lesion?

Osteochondral lesions or osteochondritis dessicans can occur in any joint, but are most common in the knee and ankle. Such lesions are a tear or fracture in the cartilage covering one of the bones in a joint. The cartilage can be torn, crushed or damaged and, in rare cases, a cyst can form in the cartilage.