J44.10: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation, unspecified FEV less than 35% of predicted value
The airways in your lungs are constricted. The constriction has suddenly worsened. As a result, you have more severe symptoms than usual.
The air is breathed in through the mouth or nose. From there the air goes into the trachea via the larynx. At the end of the windpipe are two bronchial tubes (or bronchi) branching away from it. The bronchial tubes run into the lungs. What is more, the bronchial tubes divide into even smaller branches. The larynx, the trachea, the bronchia and the lungs are part of the lower airways.
In your case, the small airways in the lungs are very severely constricted. The small airways are also permanently inflamed. As a result of an inflammation like this, the wall of the small airways is changing. Due to the inflammation, the airways are also forming a lot of mucus. One frequent cause of this disorder is smoking.
The constriction in the small airways has suddenly worsened. As a result, you had more severe symptoms.
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.
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