I32.0: Pericarditis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere
Your pericardium is inflamed. This is caused by another disorder.
The pericardium is a layer of connective tissue surrounding the heart. There is some fluid in the pericardium (heart sac). So the heart is able to move inside this lining.
Your pericardium is inflamed. This is being caused by bacteria.
Pericarditis can cause one to feel unwell, and have a high temperature and chest pain, for example.
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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