R29.4: Clicking hip
Your hip joint is not as stable as it normally is.
The hip joints are outside, to the side of the pelvis. They connect the pelvis to the thighbones. The hip joints enable the legs to be moved in different directions. The thighbone is held firmly to the pelvis by ligaments and muscles. This means that the thighbone does not slip away from the pelvis and the hip joint is stable.
Your thighbone is not held that tightly to the pelvis. This makes your hip joint less stable, causing the thighbone to slip away from the pelvis. When the thighbone slides back into the pelvis, you hear a snapping or clicking noise.
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
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).