G95.82: Bladder dysfunction due to spinal shock
Your spinal cord is unable to properly control muscles in your bladder.
The bladder sits low down in the abdomen and collects the urine. There is a muscle in the bladder wall. When you pass water, the muscle contracts. The urine then flows from the bladder via the urethra and out. Where the bladder meets the urethra there is a sphincter. When the sphincter contracts, the urine is held in the bladder.
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.
Your spinal cord has become damaged. Damage like this can occur if you get a spine injury, for example. Because of the damage to your spinal cord, nerves are not properly controlling muscles in your bladder. You can then find it difficult to begin passing water or to empty your bladder. When your bladder is very full, you may be unable to hold your urine.
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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