S76.321
S76.321 — Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of the posterior muscle group at thigh level, right thigh
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S76.321 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of the posterior muscle group at thigh level, right thigh. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S76
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S76.321 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S76.321
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- S76.321ALaceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of the posterior muscle group at thigh level, right thigh, initial encounter
- S76.321DLaceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of the posterior muscle group at thigh level, right thigh, subsequent encounter
- S76.321SLaceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of the posterior muscle group at thigh level, right thigh, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S76.32. If S76.321 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S76.321
- Is S76.321 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S76.321 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S76.321 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79).