S76.10 Unspecified injury of quadriceps muscle, fascia and tendon

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from S76 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at hip and thigh level

Excludes2 (not included here)

• injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at lower leg level (S86)
• sprain of joint and ligament of hip (S73.1)

Code also

• any associated open wound (S71.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S76

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Applies from S76.1 Injury of quadriceps muscle, fascia and tendon

Applicable to

• Injury of patellar ligament (tendon)

Codes under S76.10

• S76.101 Unspecified injury of right quadriceps muscle, fascia and tendon
• S76.102 Unspecified injury of left quadriceps muscle, fascia and tendon
• S76.109 Unspecified injury of unspecified quadriceps muscle, fascia and tendon

Code annotations containing back-references to S76.10

Back-references to S76.1

• Type 2 Excludes: S83 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of knee ("injury of patellar ligament (tendon) (S76.1-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S86 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at lower leg level ("injury of patellar ligament (tendon) (S76.1-)")

Back-references to S76

• Type 2 Excludes: S73 Dislocation and sprain of joint and ligaments of hip ("strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of hip and thigh (S76.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S76.10

• Injury › muscle (and fascia) (and tendon) › quadriceps (thigh)
• Injury › patellar ligament (tendon)

Nearby codes

• S76.099 Other specified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified hip
• S76.099A Other specified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified hip, initial encounter
• S76.099D Other specified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified hip, subsequent encounter
• S76.099S Other specified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of unspecified hip, sequela
• S76.1 Injury of quadriceps muscle, fascia and tendon
• S76.10 Unspecified injury of quadriceps muscle, fascia and tendon (this code)
• S76.101 Unspecified injury of right quadriceps muscle, fascia and tendon
• S76.101A Unspecified injury of right quadriceps muscle, fascia and tendon, initial encounter
• S76.101D Unspecified injury of right quadriceps muscle, fascia and tendon, subsequent encounter
• S76.101S Unspecified injury of right quadriceps muscle, fascia and tendon, sequela
• S76.102 Unspecified injury of left quadriceps muscle, fascia and tendon