S29.0: Injury of muscles and tendons at thorax level

You have injured your ribcage.

Muscles or tendons in your chest have been damaged. Tendons are made up of very firm connective tissue. Tendons attach muscles to bones. The symptoms depend on which part of the chest has been injured. It may be, for example, that breathing is more difficult than usual. You may also find it more difficult to move your upper body or arms. You may also have pain.

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).