Appendix. Coding scheme for work-related knee disorders.
Note: Injury Nature has to be combined with Accident Type, Body Part, AND ICD-9 diagnosis.
Injury Nature Code/ Description
After July 1, 2005
021 Sprains, strains, tears
029 Injuries to muscles, tendons,
ligaments, joints
0973 Soreness, pain, hurt, except the back
1249 Other disorders of the peripheral
nervous system
17 Musculoskeletal system and
connective tissue disorders
170 Musculoskeletal system and
connective tissue disorders, unspecified
171 Arthropathies and related disorders
173 Rheumatism, except the back
1730 Rheumatism, except the back,
unspecified
1731 Bursitis
1732 Synovitis
1733 Tendonitis
1734 Tenosynovitis
1735 Ganglion/cystic tumor
1736 Myositis
1739 Rheumatism, except the back, NEC
40 Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined
conditions, unspecified
9999 Nonclassifiable
Up to July 1, 2005
260 Bursitis
310 Sprains
400 Multiple injuries
560 Nervous system
561 Nerve disease
562 Nerve condition
580 Ill-defined symptoms
995 Other
999 Unclassified
Accident Type Code/ Description
After July 1, 2005
05 Rubbed or abraded by friction or pressure
050 Rubbed or abraded by friction or pressure, unspecified
051 Rubbed or abraded by kneeling on surface
052 Rubbed or abraded by objects being handled
059 Rubbed or abraded by friction or pressure, NEC
06 Rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vibration
060 Rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vibration, unspecified
061 Rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vehicle
062 Rubbed, abraded, or jarred by other machine
069 Rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vibration, NEC
20 Bodily reaction
210 Bodily reaction, unspecified
211 Bending, climbing, crawling, reaching, twisting
214 Sitting
216 Standing
217 Standing -- without other incident
219 Bodily reaction, NEC
22 Overexertion
220 Overexertion, unspecified
221 Overexertion in lifting
222 Overexertion in pulling or pushing objects
223 Overexertion in holding, carrying, turning
224 Overexertion in throwing objects
229 Overexertion, NEC
23 Repetitive motion
230 Repetitive motion, NEC
232 Repetitive use of tools
233 Repetitive placing, grasping, or moving objects
239 Repetitive motion, NEC
25 Bodily conditions, NEC
29 Bodily reaction and exertion, NEC
9999 Nonclassifiable
Up to July 1, 2005
080 Rubbed or abraded unspecified
081 Abraded by kneel/sit
082 Abraded - objects handled
083 Abraded, vibrating objects
084 Abraded, foreign objects
085 Abraded by pressure
086 Abraded by motion
089 Rubbed or abraded NEC
100 Bodily reaction
120 Overexertion unspecified
121 Overexertion-lifting
122 Overexertion-push/pull
123 Overexertion-wield/throw
124 Overexertion-carrying
129 Overexertion NEC
899 Accident type NEC
999 Unclassified
Body Part Code/ Description
After July 1, 2005
40 Lower extremities, unspecified
41 Leg(s)
410 Leg(s), unspecified
411 Thigh(s)
412 Knee(s)
413 Lower Leg(s)
418 Multiple Leg(s) Locations
419 Leg(s), NEC
49 Lower extremities, NEC
8 Multiple body parts
Up to July 1, 2005
510 Leg(s) unspecified
513 Knee
515 Lower leg
518 Leg multiple
700 Multiple
830 Musculoskeletal system
840 Nervous system
ICD-9 Code/Description
717 Internal derangement of knee
717.0 Old bucket handle tear of medial meniscus
717.1 Derangement of anterior horn of medial meniscus
717.2 Derangement of posterior horn of medial meniscus
717.3 Other and unspecified derangement of medial meniscus
717.4 Derangement of lateral meniscus
717.40 Derangement of lateral meniscus, unspecified
717.41 Bucket handle tear of lateral meniscus
717.42 Derangement of anterior horn of lateral meniscus
717.43 Derangement of posterior horn of lateral meniscus
717.49 Other
717.5 Derangement of meniscus, not elsewhere classified
717.6 Loose body in knee
717.7 Chondromalacia of patella
717.8 Other internal derangement of knee
717.81 Old disruption of lateral collateral ligament
717.82 Old disruption of medial collateral ligament
717.83 Old disruption of anterior cruciate ligament
717.84 Old disruption of posterior cruciate ligament
717.85 Old disruption of other ligaments of knee
717.89 Other
719.46 Joint pain/leg
719.56 Joint stiffness NEC/leg
726.6 Enthesopathy of knee
726.60 Enthesopathy of knee, unspecified
726.61Pes anserinus tendinitis or bursitis
726.62 Tibial collateral ligament bursitis
726.63 Fibular collateral ligament bursitis
726.64 Patellar tendinitis
726.65 Prepatellar bursitis
726.69 Other
727.51 Popliteal synovial cyst
727.66 Rupture patellar tendon
727.83 PLICA syndrome
836.0 Tear of medial cartilage or meniscus of knee, current
836.1 Tear of lateral cartilage or meniscus of knee, current
836.2 Other tear of cartilage or meniscus of knee, current
844 Sprains and strains of knee and leg
844.0 Lateral collateral ligament of knee
844.1 Medial collateral ligament of knee
844.2 Cruciate ligament of knee
844.3 Tibiofibular (joint) (ligament), superior
844.8 Other specified sites of knee and leg
844.9 Unspecified site of knee and leg
Appendix continued. Coding scheme for work-related knee disorders.
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Note: Injury Nature has to be combined with Accident Type, Body Part, AND ICD-9 diagnosis.
Injury Nature Code/ Description
After July 1, 2005
021 Sprains, strains, tears
029 Injuries to muscles, tendons,
ligaments, joints
0973 Soreness, pain, hurt, except the back
1249 Other disorders of the peripheral
nervous system
17 Musculoskeletal system and
connective tissue disorders
170 Musculoskeletal system and
connective tissue disorders, unspecified
171 Arthropathies and related disorders
173 Rheumatism, except the back
1730 Rheumatism, except the back,
unspecified
1731 Bursitis
1732 Synovitis
1733 Tendonitis
1734 Tenosynovitis
1735 Ganglion/cystic tumor
1736 Myositis
1739 Rheumatism, except the back, NEC
40 Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined
conditions, unspecified
9999 Nonclassifiable
Up to July 1, 2005
260 Bursitis
310 Sprains
400 Multiple injuries
560 Nervous system
561 Nerve disease
562 Nerve condition
580 Ill-defined symptoms
995 Other in NEC
999 Unclassified
Accident Type Code/ Description
After July 1, 2005
05 Rubbed or abraded by friction or pressure
050 Rubbed or abraded by friction or pressure, unspecified
051 rubbed or abraded by kneeling on surface
052 Rubbed or abraded by objects being handled
059 Rubbed or abraded by friction or pressure, NEC
06 Rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vibration
060 Rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vibration, unspecified
061 Rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vehicle
062 Rubbed, abraded, or jarred by other machine
069 Rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vibration, NEC
20 Bodily reaction
210 Bodily reaction, unspecified
211 Bending, climbing, crawling, reaching, twisting
214 Sitting
216 Standing
217 Standing -- without other incident
219 Bodily reaction, NEC
22 Overexertion
220 Overexertion, unspecified
221 Overexertion in lifting
222 Overexertion in pulling or pushing objects
223 Overexertion in holding, carrying, turning
224 Overexertion in throwing objects
229 Overexertion, NEC
23 Repetitive motion
230 Repetitive motion, NEC
232 Repetitive use of tools
233 Repetitive placing, grasping, or moving objects
239 Repetitive motion, NEC
25 Bodily conditions, NEC
29 Bodily reaction and exertion, NEC
9999 Nonclassifiable
Body Part Code/ Description
After July 1, 2005
412 Knee(s)
Up to July 1, 2005
513 Knee
Up to July 1, 2005
080 Rubbed or abraded unspecified
081 Abraded by kneel/sit
082 Abraded - objects handled
083 Abraded, vibrating objects
084 Abraded, foreign objects
085 Abraded by pressure
086 Abraded by motion
089 Rubbed or abraded NEC
100 Bodily reaction
120 Overexertion unspecified
121 Overexertion-lifting
122 Overexertion-push/pull
123 Overexertion-wield/throw
124 Overexertion-carrying
129 Overexertion NEC
899 Accident type NEC
999 Unclassified
ICD, International Classification of Diseases; NEC, Not Elsewhere Classified; NOS, Not Otherwise Specified
ICD-9 Code/Description
719.4 Pain in joint
719.40 Joint pain unspecified
719.48 Joint pain -- joint NEC
719.49 Joint pain -- multiple joints
719.5 Stiffness of joint
719.50 Joint stiffness NEC-unspecified
719.58 joint stiffness NEC-other joint
727 Other disease synovium/tendon/bursa
727.0 Synovitis/tenosynovitis
727.00 Synovitis NOS
727.01 Synovitis in other disease
727.09 Synovitis NEC
727.2 Occupational bursitis
727.3 Bursitis NEC
727.4 Joint or tendon ganglion
727.40 Synovial cyst NOS
727.41 Ganglion of joint
727.42 Ganglion of tendon
727.43 Ganglion NOS
727.49 Bursal cyst NEC
727.6 Nontraumatic tendon rupture
727.60 Nontraumatic tendon rupture NEC
727.69 Nontraumatic tendon rupture NEC
728.85 Spasm of muscle
729 Other soft tissue disorder
729.0 Rheumatism
729.1 Myalgia and myositis NOS
729.2 Neuralgia/neuritis NOS
729.5 Pain in limb
726.9 Enthesopathy NOS
726.90 Enthesopathy, site NOS