T82.4: Mechanical complication of vascular dialysis catheter
You have experienced problems with your blood vessel after treatment.
You are dependent on dialysis. The purpose of dialysis is to help the kidneys detoxify the body. The dialysis may even take over this role completely. Dialysis is also known as blood cleaning. The dialysis is done via a tube inserted into a blood vessel, for example.
The treatment caused problems or damage. Sometimes the blood is no longer able to flow properly through the affected blood vessel. If the blood vessels have been injured, there may be heavy bleeding.
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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