ICD-Code Z43: Attention to artificial openings
- Z43.0 Attention to tracheostomy
- Z43.1 Attention to gastrostomy
- Z43.2 Attention to ileostomy
- Z43.3 Attention to colostomy
- Z43.4 Attention to other artificial openings of digestive tract
- Z43.5 Attention to cystostomy
- Z43.6 Attention to other artificial openings of urinary tract
- Z43.7 Attention to artificial vagina
- Z43.8 Attention to other artificial openings
- Z43.9 Attention to unspecified artificial opening
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.
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
Source
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).