Z28: Immunization not carried out
You have not received one or several vaccinations for particular reasons.
You can be vaccinated against various pathogens. Vaccination is intended to help the immune system become familiar with a pathogen. After the vaccination, the immune system produces certain substances to fight the pathogens. If you come into contact with the pathogens later, the immune system can then take action against them more quickly. The pathogens are then no longer able to harm the body as much, if at all.
There can be various reasons why a vaccination was not carried out. For example, the person may have opted against the vaccination. Or the person may not tolerate certain ingredients in the vaccination. Moreover, some vaccinations cannot be given if the person has certain illnesses or is pregnant.
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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