K75.0: Abscess of liver
Your liver has become inflamed.
The liver is an important organ on the top right of the abdomen. For example, it helps with blood clotting and detoxifying the body. Nutrients from food are processed in the liver.
The liver may become inflamed for various reasons. Pathogens for instance can access the liver via the blood vessels. That may occur for instance when other organs in the abdomen are inflamed. It is also possible that pathogens from the bile ducts will get into the liver. That can occur when the bile ducts are blocked and bile fluid goes up into the liver. As a result of the inflammation, a cavity filled with pus has formed in your liver.
If your liver is inflamed, you may have abdominal pain or a high temperature. Sometimes you may also have a feeling of pressure in your abdomen.
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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