U69.04: Elsewhere classified, hospital-acquired pneumonia, which either is present at admission or appears within 48 hours of admission
You have pneumonia.
The lungs are on the left and right side of the ribcage. They are also connected to the nose and mouth via the bronchial tubes and windpipe (trachea).
Pneumonia can cause various symptoms. These include shortness of breath, coughing and a high temperature. Your lung inflammation was present when you were admitted to hospital or appeared shortly afterwards.
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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