D75.1: Secondary polycythaemia
There was shown to be too many red blood cells in your blood.
Blood is made up of a liquid part and different blood cells, among other things. The blood cells include the red blood cells, the white blood cells and the platelets. The red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs throughout the body.
There are different reasons for having an increased amount of red blood cells. These reasons may be certain disorders, for example of the heart, lungs or kidneys. You can also temporarily have too many red blood cells after spending time at altitude or through doping. You may also have too little fluid in your blood. As a result, you can have a higher volume of red blood cells than normal in relation to the fluid part.
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
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