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Z43.6: Attention to other artificial openings of urinary tract

You have a stoma from your urinary passages.

Urine flows from both kidneys into the bladder via both ureters. The urethra channels the urine outward from the bladder. These organs comprise the urinary tract. An artificial outlet from the urinary tract is an additional opening from the kidneys, ureters or urethra. An artificial outlet from the urinary tract is attached with surgery.

The urinary tract has a connection to the outside via the abdomen thanks to the artificial outlet from the urinary tract. As a result, urine is excreted directly through the skin. An artificial outlet from the urinary tract may be attached for instance if the urinary tract is constricted or obstructed. That can also occur due to a disease or injury. Sometimes you will only have an artificial outlet from the urinary tract for a certain period of time to look after the urinary tract. The urinary tract may then heal again. You may also have the artificial outlet from the urinary tract permanently.

The artificial orifice in your urinary passages requires a special treatment.

You have had the stoma from your urinary passages tended to. Plastic components such as tubes 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 or cleaned out.

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).