M87.30: Other secondary osteonecrosis Multiple sites
Bone tissue has died off in some parts of your body.
Bone tissue dies off when its blood supply deteriorates and when certain cells in the bone tissue become damaged.
Bone tissue can die off as a result of various disorders or other factors, such as excess alcohol or radiation. In your case something like this is the reason for the bone tissue dying off.
When bone tissue has died off, the affected area can be painful. It may also be that you are no longer able to move the affected area of your body properly.
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
Source
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