I50.9: Heart failure, unspecified
Your heart is not pumping the blood properly.
The heart pumps blood through the body. Inside the heart are 4 chambers. There are 2 heart atria and 2 ventricles. Both heart atria and both ventricles are separated from each other by a partition. The right ventricle pumps the blood to the lungs. Then the left ventricle pumps the blood to the body.
If the left ventricle fails to pump the blood properly, the organs may not be adequately supplied with oxygen. Fluid may also collect in the chest or lungs. This can cause coughing or breathlessness. If the right ventricle is not pumping the blood properly, the blood can back up outside the heart. Fluid can collect in tissue and the legs can become swollen. The blood may then accumulate in other organs, too. In this way the liver can get damaged, 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
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).
