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ICD-Code Q28.00: Congenital arteriovenous precerebral aneurysm

You have a congenital defect causing a connection and widening of arteries and veins responsible for blood supply to the head.

Arteries are blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart. They supply all the tissue in the body with oxygen-rich blood.Veins are blood vessels that transport the blood back to the heart.

While developing in the womb, many different types of tissue develop in the body. The organs and body parts develop out of the various types of tissue.

During your development in the womb, an abnormal connection developed between your arteries and veins. In your case, this affects the arteries and veins that are responsible for blood flow to your head and brain. There arteries and veins are located at the neck and cervical spine. In your case, the arteries and veins are also wider than normal.

When there is an abnormal connection between arteries and veins, the pressure inside the veins is higher than normal. This may cause headaches or ringing in the ears, for example. If blood vessels widen, they are at risk of rupturing (tearing). When a blood vessel ruptures, the blood leaks into the surrounding tissue.

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

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).