P94.2: Congenital hypotonia
The baby has been born with too little muscle tone.
Muscles are made up of many long cells. These cells form the muscle fibers. Muscle fibers can contract and tense, but also relax again. As the individual muscle fibers tense and relax, the tension in the muscle as a whole changes.
There are various reasons why the baby has had too little muscle tone since it was born. It may be caused by various disorders or medications, for example. After the birth, there can be a variety of indications that there is too little muscle tone.
When there is too little muscle tone, the arms and legs might seem limp. The child may move about less than usual. The baby might also have a sucking weakness. It may also have breathing problems.
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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