Features of acute and chronic prostatitis, ICD 10 codes

For prostatitis ICD 10, as for other diseases, stands out for its designation. According to him to read the diagnosis can the physician from any country. This facilitates medical communication between colleagues from all over the world.

ICD, or the classification of diseases in the international format

International classification of diseases is a system, which includes all existing diseases and pathological conditions. Today, ICD is one of the normative documents. Its main purpose is to assist in the exploration of the human condition, regardless of its place of residence. ICD is widely used in all countries that were included in the so-called health organization.Classification of diseases is a system of rubrics that include specific and clear for doctors unit. This is done according to previously approved criteria.

The main purpose of ICD is to create optimal conditions for systematic registration process. This allows you to compare data on morbidity and mortality among the population. Moreover, the information is collected from all countries and regions irrespective of time. ICD allows you to convert a verbal diagnosis codes. Use a modified format contains all information for a long time and at any time can be extracted for further study.

With regard to the structure of the ICD, it is variably-axis. All data is based on statistics, are grouped with the utmost care. This will allow, if necessary, to raise any information for practical study and use for epidemiological purposes.

In the structure of the ICD contains several major groups of diseases:

• the disease broke out in epidemic;
• common ailments;
• local disease group which is based on localization;
• the disease associated with the overall development of a person;
• acquired diseases, in particular, trauma.

Table of ICD were created using the decimal system. It contains the major classes and groups, marked the three-digit and four-digit codes. One category can contain several forms of manifestations of the same disease. Detailed information is available in chapters. The main part of ICD is an alphabetical list. In its composition are all common terms with links to rubrics.

Code of prostatitis and prostate adenoma

According to the international classification, prostatitis N41 notes code. In this case an important role plays the severitythe pathological process. So, he refers to three-digit category in which the first character is a letter, and subsequent numbers. Inflammatory lesion of prostate N41 is indicated. To identify the shape of the flow illness added another figure.

Acute prostatitis is marked with code N41.0. Chronic disease - N41.1. Sometimes the encoding is not applied, and the diagnosis simply indicated in abbreviated form. However, it is appropriate only in the territory of a particular country or in one language zone. Often inflammatory processes in the prostate lead to suppurative complications. For such cases we developed a special identification codes. If chronic prostatitis resulted in consequences, and has passed the stage of abscess, the encoding will be N41.2. When a disease is added, the inflammatory process in the bladder, pathology notes code N41.3. In the presence of prostatitis of unknown etiology, it is assigned the designation N41.9. If detected in the prostate stones - N42.0. When hemorrhage or congestion - N42.1. If there is atrophy - N42.2. If unspecified lesions of the prostate N42.9. Sometimes chronic is indicated by an additional rubric.

Often develops in the prostate adenoma is a benign tumor, which does not pose a risk.

It is part of a group of diseases of the genitourinary system men. According to the ICD, the tumor depending on the shape can be marked with a code from N40 to N51. Prostate adenoma - N40. This classification does not include the various kinds of fibroids, and fibroids.

For the common man the knowledge of all ICD codes is not necessary information. Each disease may be prescribed an additional symbol. To decipher the diagnosis can only physician.