S25.2: Injury of superior vena cava
You have damaged one or more blood vessels in your ribcage.
Several blood vessels run through the ribcage. For example, there are blood vessels for the heart and lungs, and the head and arms.
Veins are blood vessels that transport the blood back to the heart. The large veins above the heart collect the blood from the head and arms. These veins come together into large chest veins. There is one large chest vein on each side. The two large chest veins come together to form the superior vena cava. You have damaged your superior vena cava.
When a blood vessel is damaged, there is usually bleeding. If the bleeding is heavy, blood may collect in the tissue. There may then be some pain. When there is bleeding below the skin, a bruise sometimes forms.
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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