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S76.291 vs S76.292

S76.291 (Other injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thigh) compared with S76.292 (Other injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thigh), from the official CMS tabular data. S76.291 and S76.292 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S76.291
Right
Other injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thigh
S76.292
Left
Other injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thigh

Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.

These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. S76.291 and S76.292 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.

Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Side by side

S76.291Other injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thighS76.292Other injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thigh
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S76.291A, S76.291D, S76.291S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S76.292A, S76.292D, S76.292S

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)
DefinitionOther injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thigh is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S76.291).Other injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thigh is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S76.292).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S76The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S76

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources