P28.2: Cyanotic attacks of newborn
Child’s skin or mucous membranes keep turning blue.
Mucous membranes are the moist membranes in the mouth and nose, for example. It may be that only specific areas of the child’s body are turning blue. These may be the hands, feet or lips, for example. It may also be that all of the skin turns blueish. This blueish discoloration occurs if the blood in the affected areas contains less oxygen than usual.
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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