S29.012
S29.012: Strain of muscle and tendon of back wall of thorax
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S29.012 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for strain of muscle and tendon of back wall of thorax. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S29
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Injury›muscle›thorax›strain›back wall
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S29.012
3 child codes. Green means billable.