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I89.05: Lymphoedema, other sites, stage III

Lymph fluid has accumulated in your tissue.

Fluid forms in tissue throughout the body every day. This tissue fluid is the lymph. The lymph is carried around the body by lymph vessels. The lymph vessels run around the entire body and are connected to blood vessels. At some points, there are lymph nodes along the lymph vessels. Pathogens are rendered harmless in the lymph nodes, for example.

The lymph has accumulated in your head, neck, chest or genitals.

For different reasons, the lymph is sometimes unable to drain properly from the tissue. Possible causes are, for example, if the lymph vessels change after birth, or if pathogens have damaged the lymph vessels. The lymph may then accumulate in the tissue. The leg or arm can then swell up as a result. This can cause the skin to tighten. The skin may also go harder in the affected places. The affected body parts can become much thicker.

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).