N39.0: Urinary tract infection, site not specified
Your urinary passages are inflamed.
The urinary passages include the ureters, bladder and urethra. Urine flows from both kidneys into the bladder via the ureters. The urethra channels the urine outward from the bladder.
In most cases the inflammation affects the urethra or bladder. The inflammation may cause pain when urinating. People often have to go to the toilet very frequently.
The urinary passages may become inflamed as a result of pathogens, for example. Women have urinary tract infections more frequently because the distance from the urethra to the anus is shorter. The urethra itself is also shorter. That makes it easier for pathogens to enter the bladder from the urethra.
If the pathogens then go up from the bladder into the ureter and kidneys, the kidneys may also become inflamed.
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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