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S76.291A vs S76.292A

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

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

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

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. S76.291A and S76.292A 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

S76.291AOther injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thigh, initial encounterS76.292AOther injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thigh, initial encounter
Billing statusBillableBillable
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, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S76.291A).Other injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thigh, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S76.292A).
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