ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

S29.0Injury of muscle and tendon at thorax level

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

S29.0 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 4 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About S29.0

S29.0 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for injury of muscle and tendon at thorax level. It belongs to category S29 (other and unspecified injuries of thorax), block S20-S29 (injuries to the thorax) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 4 subcodes must be used instead.

Within S29 (other and unspecified injuries of thorax), S29.0 is specifically for injury of muscle and tendon at thorax level. Related codes cover other specified injuries of thorax (S29.8) and unspecified injury of thorax (S29.9).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S29

Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S29.0.

› From S29 Other and unspecified injuries of thorax

Code also

any associated open wound (S21.-)

Broader instructions also apply from S20-S29 Injuries to the thorax and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about S29.0

Is S29.0 billable?: No. S29.0 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.