Diseases of the circulatory system

Definition

This refers to diseases of the organ system that passes nutrients (such as amino acids, electrolytes and lymph), gases, hormones, blood cells, etc. to and from cells in the body to help fight diseases, stabilize body temperature and pH, and to maintain homeostasis.

Exclusions

• Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (19)
• Certain infectious or parasitic diseases (01)
• Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (18)
• Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (20)
• Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases (05)
• Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes (22)

23 subordinate codes

• BA00-BA04.ZHypertensive diseases
• BA20-BA2ZHypotension
• BA40-BA6ZIschaemic heart diseases
• BA81-BA8ZDiseases of coronary artery
• BB00-BB0ZPulmonary heart disease or diseases of pulmonary circulation
• BB20-BB2ZPericarditis
• BB40-BB4ZAcute or subacute endocarditis
• BB60-BC0ZHeart valve diseases
• BC20Chronic rheumatic heart diseases, not elsewhere classified
• BC40-BC4ZDiseases of the myocardium or cardiac chambers
• BC60-BC9ZCardiac arrhythmia
• BD10-BD1ZHeart failure
• BD30-BD5ZDiseases of arteries or arterioles
• BD70-BD7ZDiseases of veins
• BD90-BD9ZDisorders of lymphatic vessels or lymph nodes
• BE10-BE1F.1Postprocedural disorders of circulatory system
• BE20Embolism, so stated
• BE21Thromboembolism, so stated
• Neoplasms of the circulatory system
• Developmental anomalies of the circulatory system
• Infections of the circulatory system
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified