S76
ICD-10Non-billable categoryInjury of muscle, fascia and tendon at hip and thigh level
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at hip and thigh level
S76 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at lower leg level (S86)
- sprain of joint and ligament of hip (S73.1)
Code also
Two codes may be needed; sequencing depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S71.-)
7th character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S76
Permitted 7th characters
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes under S76
- S76.0Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of hipcategory
- S76.1Injury of quadriceps muscle, fascia and tendoncategory
- S76.2Injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of thighcategory
- S76.3Injury of msl/fasc/tnd posterior muscle group at thigh levelcategory
- S76.8Injury of oth muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh levelcategory
- S76.9Injury of unsp muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh levelcategory
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.