S76.802S (Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, left thigh, sequela)
compared with
S76.809S (Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, unspecified thigh, sequela),
from the official CMS tabular data. S76.802S and S76.809S code the same condition on opposite sides.
Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, unspecified thigh, sequela
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. S76.802S and S76.809S 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.
S00-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)
Definition
Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, left thigh, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S76.802S).
Unspecified injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, unspecified thigh, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S76.809S).
7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S76
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S76