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S76.291D vs S76.299D

S76.291D (Other injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thigh, subsequent encounter) compared with S76.299D (Other injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified thigh, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S76.291D and S76.299D code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S76.291D
Right
Other injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thigh, subsequent encounter
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S76.299D
Unspecified
Other injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified thigh, subsequent 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. S76.291D and S76.299D 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

S76.291DOther injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thigh, subsequent encounterS76.299DOther injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified thigh, subsequent encounter
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionOther injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of right thigh, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S76.291D).Other injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified thigh, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S76.299D).
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
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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources