ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S70-S79 › S76.911 Strain of unspecified muscles,... › S76.911S
Strain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, right thigh, sequela
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Strain of unspecified muscles, fasciae and tendons at right thigh level, sequela
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FY2011
Draft description revised draft
Strain of unspecified muscles, fasciae and tendons at right thigh level, sequelaStrain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, right thigh, sequela
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from S76 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at hip and thigh level
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S76
Excludes2 - not included here
- injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at lower leg level (S86)
- sprain of joint and ligament of hip (S73.1)
Code also
- any associated open wound (S71.-)
Inherited from the S70-S79 section Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)
Excludes2 - not included here
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- snake bite (T63.0-)
- venomous insect bite or sting (T63.4-)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Cut > muscle
- Injury > fascia
- Injury > tendon
- Strain > muscle
- Strain > tendon
- Avulsion > muscle
- Avulsion > tendon
- Division > muscle
- Laceration > muscle
- Laceration > tendon
- Tear, torn > muscle
- Tear, torn > tendon
- Injury > leg > muscle
- Injury > thigh > muscle
- Rupture, ruptured > muscle
- Rupture, ruptured > tendon
- Injury > muscle > extensor > finger
- Injury > muscle > intrinsic > finger
- Rupture, ruptured > muscle > traumatic
- Injury > muscle > leg > posterior muscle group
- Rupture, ruptured > traumatic > muscle or tendon
- Injury > muscle > thigh NEC > strain
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S76.911A | Strain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, right thigh, initial encounter | Valid |
| S76.911D | Strain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, right thigh, subsequent encounter | Valid |