K93.24: Stage 4 acute graft-versus-host disease of the digestive tract
Your body has been damaged after you were given stem cells from another person.
Stem cells are cells that can develop into different types of cells. For example, blood cells can develop from stem cells. Stem cells are found in the blood and inside some bones.
Recently you were given stem cells from another person.
You had also received immune cells with these stem cells. In your case, the gastrointestinal mucous membrane was damaged by the foreign defense cells.
Gastrointestinal damage may cause you to have diarrhea, for example. You may also have severe abdominal pain or problems with your bowel movement.
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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