2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S76. 811A: Strain of other specified muscles, fascia and tendons at thigh level, right thigh, initial encounter.
Pain, not elsewhere classified.
S76.212A2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S76. 212A: Strain of adductor muscle, fascia and tendon of left thigh, initial encounter.
Activity codes These codes are appropriate for use for both acute injuries, such as those from chapter 19, and conditions that are due to the long-term, cumulative effects of an activity, such as those from chapter 13.
ICD-10 | Fibromyalgia (M79. 7)
18 - Other acute postprocedural pain.
Nonsurgical TreatmentRest. In the first 7 to10 days after the injury, treatment with rest and ice can be helpful. ... Physical therapy. Two weeks after your injury, you may begin to do physical therapy exercises to improve strength and flexibility in your abdominal and inner thigh muscles.Anti-inflammatory medications.
The groin consists of a group of muscles called the adductors. These muscles include the pectineus, gracilis, adductor brevis, adductor longus, and adductor magnus. While there are multiple muscles that make up the groin, they commonly work together as a single unit.Apr 3, 2018
The groin is the area in the body where the upper thighs meet the lowest part of the abdomen. Normally, the abdomen and groin are kept separate by a wall of muscle and tissue. The only openings in the wall are small tunnels called the inguinal and femoral canals.
Z02.5Rather, the sports physical is reported as a preventive medicine E/M service (99381–99385, 99391–99395) with ICD-10-CM code Z02. 5 (encounter for examination for participation in sport).Jun 1, 2017
Z71.82Z71. 82 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
ICD-10 | Exercise induced bronchospasm (J45. 990)
Sports pubalgia is a painful soft tissue injury in the area of the groin and seen most commonly in sports that require intense twisting movements or sudden change in direction. It rarely results in a true hernia and typically is a strain or tear of muscle, tendon, or ligament in the lower abdomen or groin area.
Although there is no universally accepted definition of this condition, pubalgia is pain in the groin area that is due to musculoskeletal causes. Despite the prevalence of the condition, the literature is filled with varying etiologies, anatomy involved, and terminology.
The symptoms are often vague and diffuse and in the area of the lower abdomen, groin, or medial thigh. Often the pain is insidious in onset and is a chronic aching type of pain, but less commonly can present with acutely after trunk hyperextension or hip hyperabduction. Most athletes cannot remember how or when the pain started.
The findings on examination can be tenderness in the area of the pubic symphysis, or pain on contraction of the hip flexors, hip adductors, or abdominal muscles. Pain and tenderness at the external inguinal ring without a frank lump may be associated with pubalgia, but the presence of a lump would indicate an inguinal hernia.
Athletic pubalgia, commonly known as sports hernia , is characterized by disabling activity-dependent lower abdominal and groin pain that is not attributable to any other cause. Athletic pubalgia is most frequently diagnosed in high-performance male athletes, particularly those who participate in sports that involve rapid twisting and turning such as soccer, hockey, and football.
Sportsman hernia is defined in this study as a weakness or disruption of the posterior wall of the inguinal canal. The primary end point is the patient being free from in tractable groin pain during sports activity or daily work 4 weeks after surgery. Study completion is expected December 2015
Athletica pubalgia is thought to be a cause of groin pain in athletic people. It is a poorly defined condition, for which there is not a consensus regarding the cause and/or treatment.(1) Some believe athletic pubalgia to be an occult hernia process, a prehernia condition, or an incipient hernia, with the major abnormality being a defect in the transversalis fascia, which forms the posterior wall of the inguinal canal. Another theory is that injury to soft tissues that attach to or cross the pubic symphysis is the primary abnormality. The most common of these injuries is thought to be at the insertion of the rectus abdominis onto the pubis, with either primary or secondary pain arising from the adductor insertion sites onto the pubis. It has been proposed that muscle injury leads to failure of the transversalis fascia, with a resultant formation of a bulge in the posterior wall of the inguinal canal. (1) Osteitis pubis (inflammation of the pubic tubercle) and nerve irritation/entrapment of the ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric, and genitofemoral nerves are also believed to be sources of chronic groin pain.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons posted an online educational document in 2010 on Sports Hernia (Athletic Pubalgia).(12) They advise that “in many cases, 4 to 6 weeks of physical therapy will resolve any pain and allow an athlete to return to sports. If, however, the pain comes back when you resume sports activities, you may need to consider surgery to repair the torn tissues.”
Assessment of efficacy for therapeutic interventions involves a determination of whether the intervention improves health outcomes. The optimal study design for this purpose is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) that includes clinically relevant measures of health outcomes. Intermediate outcome measures, also known as surrogate outcome measures, may also be adequate if there is an established link between the intermediate outcome and true health outcomes. Nonrandomized comparative studies and uncontrolled studies can sometimes provide useful information on health outcomes, but are prone to biases such as noncomparability of treatment groups, the placebo effect, and variable natural history of the condition.
Medically Necessary: A treatment, procedure or drug is medically necessary only when it has been established as safe and effective for the particular symptoms or diagnosis, is not investigational or experimental, is not being provided primarily for the convenience of the patient or the provider, and is provided at the most appropriate level to treat the condition.
Athletic Pubalgia (Sports Hernia): Presentation and Treatment. Often referred to as a "sports hernia" or "core muscle injury," athletic pu balgia is a common yet poorly defined athletic injury. It is characterized by abdominal and groin pain likely from weakening or tearing of the abdominal wall without evidence of a true hernia.
It is characterized by abdominal and groin pain likely from weakening or tearing of the abdominal wall without evidence of a true hernia. Symptoms can appear acutely or insidiously, primarily as groin and lower abdominal pain that can radiate toward the perineum and proximal adductors.
First-line treatment consists of a period of rest and anti-inflammatories, followed by a course of focused physical therapy. If conservative therapy fails to allow an athlete to return to activity, a variety of open or laparoscopic surgical techniques can be used.
Athletic pubalgia, also known as Gilmore's groin, sports/sportsman's hernia or occult hernia is a condition limited almost exclusively to professional or other high-performance athletes. It is characterized by pain around the abdomen, groin, hip or thigh. The pain frequently originates from a muscle or tendon injury in the inguinal area near the attachment of the rectus abdominis to the pubis and in the adjacent internal oblique muscles near the region of the abdominal wall. Pain and weakness in this area are most commonly seen with direct inguinal hernias; however, in this case, the pain presents without any evidence of herniation or other medical diagnosis. Athletic pubalgia predominantly affects men and is most common among athletes whose sport of choice requires frequent twisting and turning, such as soccer, football and hockey.
Medicare does not have a National Coverage Determination (NCD) for athletic pubalgia surgery. Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) do not exist at this time. (Accessed April 30, 2014)
Laparoscopic surgery is a procedure and therefore not subject to FDA regulation. There are a number of surgical meshes approved for use in pelvic surgery, although none used in the reviewed studies were approved specifically for athletic pubalgia. See the following website for additional information (use product code FTM). Available at:
Athletic groin pain is referred to by many different terms, including but not limited to, sportsman ’s groin, incipient hernia, sports hernia, Gilmore’s groin, athletic pubalgia, inguinal disruption, and inguinal-related pain. Athletic groin pain is more common in male athletes than female athletes. Athletic groin pain is an exercise-related chronic condition with a variety of potential root causes. These various causes may include weakness of the abdominal/inguinal wall and injuries to tendons, muscles, and ligaments within the pelvis. Athletic groin pain is defined as persistent groin pain during exercise in the absence of a clinically detectable hernia (Hayes, 2020).
There is no uniform agreement in the literature for the diagnosis and treatment of athletic pubalgia. Several studies have shown that groin pain and function are improved after surgical repair. However, most of these studies were uncontrolled, used small sample sizes and did not provide comparisons of the surgical methods used to treat athletic pubalgia. Large prospective randomized studies of individuals with athletic pubalgia with more detailed patient outcome measurements are needed to determine optimal treatment.