Z57: Occupational exposure to risk-factors
Due to your job, you are exposed to certain risks.
Risks can be conditions in the environment or specific substances. Heat, cold, noise or radiation can for instance be environmental conditions. You may also have been exposed to dust or toxins.
You are coming into contact with these risks frequently or for a long time, because you have contact with them in your job. Such risks can encourage or cause particular diseases.
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).