S76.1
Header — not billableInjury of quadriceps muscle, fascia and tendon
The ICD-10 code for injury of quadriceps muscle, fascia and tendon is S76.1.
S76.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Injury of patellar ligament (tendon)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S76.1
- S76.10Unspecified injury of quadriceps muscle, fascia and tendonnon-billable header
- S76.11Strain of quadriceps muscle, fascia and tendonnon-billable header
- S76.12Laceration of quadriceps muscle, fascia and tendonnon-billable header
- S76.19Other specified injury of quadriceps muscle, fascia and tendonnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S76.0Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of hipnon-billable header
- S76.2Injury of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of thighnon-billable header
- S76.3Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of the posterior muscle group at thigh levelnon-billable header
- S76.8Injury of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh levelnon-billable header
- S76.9Injury of unspecified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh levelnon-billable header
- S76.1Injury of quadriceps muscle, fascia and tendonnon-billable header