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B18.2: Chronic viral hepatitis C

Your liver has been inflamed for a considerable time. Your liver inflammation is caused by viruses.

The liver is an important organ on the top right of the abdomen. For example, it helps with blood clotting and detoxifying the body. Nutrients from food are processed in the liver.

You have been infected with hepatitis C. As a result, your liver has become inflamed. So this liver inflammation is also called hepatitis C.

If the liver is inflamed over a long period of time, this can cause various symptoms. You may feel feeble and tired. You may lose your appetite. Your joints may be painful. Sometimes you can also have diarrhea. Your skin and eyes may turn yellow from time to time. It is also possible to have other symptoms. Sometimes there may be no symptoms at all.

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).