Z51.82: Combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy session for malignant neoplasm
You were treated with radiation and specific drugs. The drugs and radiation are intended to fight cancer cells.
You have cancer. The tissue in the body is made up of cells. With cancer, the cells multiply uncontrollably, which leads to a malignant neoplasm (abnormal growth of tissue) developing. The cancer cells can destroy the healthy tissue and spread throughout the body.
To treat your cancer, you have received specific drugs. You were moreover treated with radiation. Radiation is supposed to destroy cancer cells. As a result, cancerous tissue may become smaller. The anti-cancer drugs and radiation can also attack normal body cells that divide quickly. For example, cells from the mucous membrane in the mouth and gastrointestinal region are replaced quickly. As a result, these drugs and the radiation can sometimes also cause new symptoms. Such symptoms can for instance be nausea and vomiting or hair loss.
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
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