ICD-Code G47.31: Obstructive sleep apnea
You get too little air when you sleep.
Your body recovers during sleep. In addition, sleep helps to consolidate memories and process emotions. Sleep typically follows a specific sequence. There are deep sleep phases and lighter sleep phases. These phases alternate during sleep.
If we are to be able to breathe, the air must get from our nose or mouth into our lungs. In your case, the airway is narrowing while you sleep. The airways often narrow due to obesity. Too much soft tissue around the neck then presses down on the airway in the throat. So the airway narrows. The person then often snores. You are getting too little air because of the narrowed airway.
When someone gets too little air, the blood’s oxygen content falls. The brain then gets too little oxygen. The person then wakes up briefly and then falls asleep again. They do not usually notice this waking. However, their sleep is interrupted. With this condition, this happens frequently during the night. This makes their sleep less restful.
As a result, you may have various symptoms. They may be very tired during the day, or find it hard to concentrate. Sleep problems can contribute to various disorders.
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
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
The explanation of the ICD code was provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).
