O92.31: Agalactia With mention of difficulties latching on

Your breasts are not giving any milk.

The breast is made up of fatty tissue, connective tissue and the mammary gland. Milk is produced in the mammary gland during and after pregnancy so that the child can be fed. The milk from the mammary gland passes to the nipple through the milk ducts. There are certain messengers in the body that stimulate milk production in the mammary gland. Milk production is also stimulated when the child sucks on the nipple or it is pumped.

The breasts may not be giving milk for a variety of reasons. If the child is not sucking the nipple enough, milk production may not be being sufficiently stimulated. This can occur just after the birth, in particular. There may also be too few messengers for milk production. The breasts may also not be giving milk after an injury or operation in the past. You are having difficulties breastfeeding your child because you do not have any milk.

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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