S76.329A Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of the posterior muscle group at thigh level, unspecified thigh, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S76.329 with 7th character A (initial encounter).

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

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unspecified code (laterality): Unspecified codes for which a more specific code identifying laterality (right, left, bilateral) exists within the same code family.

Code annotations containing back-references to S76.329A

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.-)")

Nearby codes

• S76.322 Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of the posterior muscle group at thigh level, left thigh
• S76.322A Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of the posterior muscle group at thigh level, left thigh, initial encounter
• S76.322D Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of the posterior muscle group at thigh level, left thigh, subsequent encounter
• S76.322S Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of the posterior muscle group at thigh level, left thigh, sequela
• S76.329 Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of the posterior muscle group at thigh level, unspecified thigh
• S76.329A Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of the posterior muscle group at thigh level, unspecified thigh, initial encounter (this code)
• S76.329D Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of the posterior muscle group at thigh level, unspecified thigh, subsequent encounter
• S76.329S Laceration of muscle, fascia and tendon of the posterior muscle group at thigh level, unspecified thigh, sequela
• S76.39 Other specified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of the posterior muscle group at thigh level
• S76.391 Other specified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of the posterior muscle group at thigh level, right thigh
• S76.391A Other specified injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of the posterior muscle group at thigh level, right thigh, initial encounter