ICD-Code I98.2: Oesophageal varices without bleeding in diseases classified elsewhere
Veins in your oesophagus (gullet) or stomach have widened.
Veins are blood vessels that transport the blood back to the heart. The veins in your oesophagus or stomach have widened due to another disease.
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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