O00.9: Ectopic pregnancy, unspecified
You are pregnant. The fertilized egg cell is located outside of your uterus or not in the normal area inside your uterus.
Pregnancy can occur when at least one mature egg cell is fertilized. A woman has two ovaries. Each ovary normally takes turns maturing one egg every month. These eggs may be fertilized by sperm. The eggs pass to the uterus through the fallopian tube.
Various reasons can lead to the egg cells not being able to get through the fallopian tubes. The fallopian tubes may be stuck together or constricted.
The fertilized egg cell continues to develop in the first part of pregnancy. This is known as an embryo. The embryo needs more and more space as time goes on. Usually, an embryo can only continue to develop into a child in the normal place within the uterus.
If the embryo is not developing in the normal place within the uterus or even outside the uterus, this can lead to various problems. For example, you may have pain in the lower abdomen. Irregular bleeding from the vagina may also occur.
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).