S76.99

S76.99: Other specified injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S76.99 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level. 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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S76.99

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on S76: Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at hip and thigh level

injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at lower leg level (S86)
sprain of joint and ligament of hip (S73.1)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead S76.99

3 child codes. Green means billable.