L60.0: Ingrowing nail
You have one or more ingrown nails.
Nails in your hands or feet are affected.
When the side of a nail grows into the skin, the surrounding skin usually gets inflamed. This site then usually turns red and swells up. This is often painful. The inflamed site may also leak fluid or pus.
Ingrown nails are more common on the toes than on the fingers. It happens when wearing shoes that are too tight, or when sweating a lot in your shoes, for example. The sweat can soften the skin around the nail. This favors an ingrown nail. The nails may also have been cut too short at the edges.
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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