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Z43.1: Attention to gastrostomy

You have an artificial entrance to your stomach.

The stomach is located in the upper left abdomen. The stomach stores food and breaks it down further. Harmful pathogens are also killed by gastric acid in the stomach. The stomach thus prepares the food for digestion in the intestines.

A feeding tube may have been inserted via the artificial entrance to your stomach. A feeding tube is a special tube. It leads through the abdominal wall into the stomach or the first segment of the intestines. This kind of feeding tube is put in during an operation. You can receive fluid and food through this tube.

This type of artificial entrance to your stomach requires special care.

You have had an artificial entrance to your stomach tended to. Plastic components may have been replaced or a dressing changed. The skin around the stoma may also have been cleaned and cared for. The stoma may have been checked and widened.

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).