ICD-Code T11.5: Injury of unspecified muscle and tendon of upper limb, level unspecified
You have injured your shoulder, arm or hand.
You have injured one or more tendons or muscles.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. If an injury occurs, the problems depend on which muscle or tendon has been damaged. You may be in pain or you may no longer be able to move affected areas properly, for example.
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
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
The explanation of the ICD code was provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).