I73.0: Raynaud syndrome
Some of your arteries keep going into spasm for a while. As a result, some parts of your body temporarily receive too little blood.
The arteries supply blood to the entire body. The blood transports oxygen to the entire body. When arteries go into spasm, they contract a great deal. As a result, parts of the body and organs get too little blood and oxygen. When parts of the body do not get enough oxygen, it can cause various problems.
It is usually the fingers that this disorder affects. One’s fingers may be painful or difficult to move, for example. The fingers usually first turn pale and then turn blue. When the blood supply to the fingers is sufficient once more, the fingers can go very hot and red. If the supply of blood and oxygen to the fingers is consistently poor, the fingers can get badly damaged.
The arteries often go into spasm at times of stress or when it is cold. The arteries also sometimes go into spasm due to medication or other disorders.
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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