T79.62: Traumatic ischaemia of muscle of lower leg
An injury resulted in an inadequate blood supply to muscle tissue in your lower leg.
Muscle tissue is supplied with oxygen via the blood. If blood vessels or muscle tissue get injured, the muscle tissue may not get an adequate supply of blood. If the muscle tissue does not get enough oxygen, it can become damaged and die. The pressure in the tissue can also increase if there is bleeding in the tissue. The high pressure in the tissue can also damage the muscle tissue.
If muscle tissue in the lower leg has been damaged, it can be painful. It may also be that you are no longer able to move affected parts of your body properly. Damaged muscle tissue can also swell up or harden. There may be less feeling than usual at the affected sites.
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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