M66.50: Spontaneous rupture of unspecified tendon Multiple sites
You have a torn tendon in some parts of your body.
Tendons are made up of very firm connective tissue. Tendons attach muscles to bones.
Your tendons have torn while making normal movements and without any major force being exerted. Tendons can tear fully or partially. This can occur when tendons are already damaged so that they are not as firm as usual.
When tendons tear it can be painful. The affected area can swell up. It may also no longer be possible to move the affected part of the body as well as normal.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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