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S76.911 vs S76.919

S76.911 (Strain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, right thigh) compared with S76.919 (Strain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, unspecified thigh), from the official CMS tabular data. S76.911 and S76.919 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S76.911
Right
Strain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, right thigh
S76.919
Unspecified
Strain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, unspecified 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. S76.911 and S76.919 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

S76.911Strain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, right thighS76.919Strain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, unspecified thigh
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S76.911A, S76.911D, S76.911S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S76.919A, S76.919D, S76.919S

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)
DefinitionStrain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, right thigh is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S76.911).Strain of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, unspecified thigh is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S76.919).
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