S46.9: Injury of unspecified muscles and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level
You have damaged muscles and tendons in your shoulder or upper arm.
Tendons are made up of very firm connective tissue. Tendons attach muscles to bones. Muscles and tendons enable corresponding parts of the body to be moved.
Muscles and tendons can get injured in an accident, for example.
The injury has damaged muscles and tendons in your shoulder or upper arm.
Where exactly the problems are depends on which muscle or tendon has been damaged. The problems also depend on which part of the muscle or tendon has been damaged. When muscles or tendons in the shoulder or upper arm are damaged, you are usually no longer able to move your arm properly. The movement is then no longer as strong as usual. The range of movement is often reduced, too. When muscles or tendons are badly damaged, they may also tear, for example. 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
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