I72.4: Aneurysm and dissection of artery of lower extremity
An artery in your leg has got wider or has torn.
The arteries carry the blood from the heart to the body. An artery in your leg is wider than normal, or there is a tear in the vascular wall. This vascular wall consists of 3 layers. The inner layer can tear. As a result, blood can get in between the layers of the vascular wall.
This can occur, for example, when someone has persistent high blood pressure, or if the vascular wall weakens.
This widening of a blood vessel usually goes unnoticed. A tear in the vascular wall can cause pain.
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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