S11.02: Open wound: Cervical trachea
You have injured your neck.
You have an open wound to your neck as a result of the injury. There are many organs in the neck. If the neck wound is very deep, these organs can get damaged. In your case, the trachea has been affected.
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
Source
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