K55.0: Acute vascular disorders of intestine
The blood vessels in your abdomen are constricted or obstructed.
In your case, a blood vessel in the intestines has suddenly become obstructed or is severely constricted. That can occur for instance because of a blood clot. As a result, one part of the intestines may no longer be properly supplied with blood. The intestines can be damaged as a result.
You may have diarrhea or abdominal pain.
Smoking, being overweight or excessively high blood pressure make it more likely for the blood vessels to become narrower or be obstructed.
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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