M31.6: Other giant cell arteritis
You have inflammation of arteries that supply blood to your head.
Arteries are blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart. They supply all the tissue in the body with oxygen-rich blood. With this disorder, your immune system attacks the body’s own arteries. Arteries can become inflamed as a result. Inflamed arteries can get narrow.
When arteries for the head become inflamed and get narrow, you may get pain in your head, in your temples, and when chewing. The arteries that supply the eyes may also get inflamed. This may result in impaired vision or blindness, for example.
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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