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K91.4: Colostomy and enterostomy malfunction

You are having problems with your artificial anus.

You had surgery on your intestines and received an artificial anus. What is more, your feces is conducted out into a bag via an opening in the abdomen.

Various problems can occur with a stoma. For example, the stoma may become constricted, obstructed or inflamed. You may have pain in your abdomen, for instance. It is also possible that feces is accumulating in your intestines. The intestines may then be damaged.

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).