S39.0: Injury of muscles and tendons of abdomen, lower back and pelvis
You have an injury to your abdomen, lower back, pelvis or behind.
You have injured your muscles or tendons. Tendons are made up of very firm connective tissue. Tendons attach muscles to bones.
If muscles or tendons are injured, it may no longer be possible to move properly. You can also have pain in the area affected.
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).