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M90.39: Osteonecrosis in caisson disease Site unspecified

You have bone tissue that has died off because, in the past, a very high ambient pressure suddenly dropped.

The ambient pressure in water is water pressure and increases with depth. If you dive at a great depth or in special pressure chambers, you are subject to a very high ambient pressure. If the ambient pressure suddenly drops through quickly coming up from a great depth, for example, gas bubbles can form in the blood. These gas bubbles can block blood vessels, for example, and thereby damage body tissue. If tissue gets damaged when coming up, this is known as the bends.

You have

bone tissue that has died off in one or more parts of your body. When bone tissue has died off, the affected area can be painful. You may also no longer be able to move the affected site 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

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).