Z45.84: Adjustment and management of a bronchial stent
An artificial tube in your windpipe has been adjusted or looked after.
The trachea or windpipe begins below the larynx. It consists of many cartilage rings that strengthen the trachea. The trachea splits into 2 large airways in the middle of the chest. The airways then go into the lungs and branch out further.
Sometimes the windpipe is narrower than normal. The reason for that could be other diseases or congenital changes, for example. You therefore have a tube in your windpipe. The tube is meant to keep your windpipe open. Such a tube may be made of metal or plastic, for example.
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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