Z40.08: Prophylactic surgery for risk-factors related to malignant neoplasms: Prophylactic surgery of other organs
You had an operation to prevent cancer.
The operation was done because of an elevated risk of cancer. With cancer, part of the tissue can grow, out of control, and destroy other tissue. Certain factors can elevate the risk of getting cancer later in life.
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
Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).