D68.6: Other thrombophilia

Your blood is clotting too quickly. Blood clots can also form more easily as a result.

Blood clotting is controlled by many different proteins in the blood. There are antibodies in your blood that are targeted against your body’s own tissue. The antibodies attach themselves to somatic cells or to blood clotting proteins in the blood. The proteins for blood clotting can no longer work properly as a result or the antibodies encourage blood clotting. Blood clots can also form more easily as a result.

These antibodies can be congenital or develop as a result of illness.

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).

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