G95.10: Nontraumatic spinal haemorrhage
You have had a bleed in the spinal cord area.
The spinal cord is located in the spinal column. The spinal cord is made up of nerve fibers. The brain uses the nerve fibers to exchange information with the organs, skin and muscles.
There are various reasons for bleeding in the spinal cord area. For example, increasing change to tissue can cause bleeding. Malformation of blood vessels in the spinal cord may also be a possible cause. Medical interventions or certain drugs may also cause bleeding.
Bleeds in the spinal cord area can result in a variety of symptoms. For example, you can get back pain. The skin in some parts of the body may also feel numb, tingly or sore. Or you may be unable to move your arms or legs properly. You may have difficulties when passing water or emptying your bowels.
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
Source
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