Inj musc/fasc/tend at thigh level, unsp thigh, init encntr

This code signifies an injury to a muscle, fascia, or tendon in the thigh that is not specifically categorized elsewhere. It applies when the exact muscle, fascia, or tendon involved is known but doesn't have a more specific ICD-10-CM code, and the injury is to an unspecified thigh. This is an initial encounter for the injury.

Use this code for a patient presenting with a newly diagnosed injury to a thigh muscle, fascia, or tendon where the specific anatomical structure is identified (e.g., adductor longus, vastus medialis) but no more precise code exists. This would also apply if the laterality of the thigh injury is not documented.

• Ensure documentation specifies "other specified" muscle, fascia, or tendon and that a more precise code is not available.
• Verify that the encounter is the initial treatment for this specific injury.
• Do not use if the specific muscle, fascia, or tendon is unspecified (e.g., "thigh muscle injury, unspecified").