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S76.801 vs S76.802

S76.801 (Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, right thigh) compared with S76.802 (Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, left thigh), from the official CMS tabular data. S76.801 and S76.802 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S76.801
Right
Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, right thigh
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S76.802
Left
Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, 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. S76.801 and S76.802 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

S76.801Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, right thighS76.802Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, left thigh
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S76.801A, S76.801D, S76.801S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S76.802A, S76.802D, S76.802S

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)
DefinitionUnspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, right thigh is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S76.801).Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, left thigh is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S76.802).
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