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Chest

68 diagnostic codes

DC 5297Ribs, removal of

This diagnostic code covers situations where you've had one or more ribs surgically removed, typically due to injury, cancer, or other medical conditions. Th...

DC 5321Group XXI. Function: Respiration. Muscles of respiration: Thoracic muscle group

This diagnostic code covers injuries to the muscles that help you breathe, specifically the muscles in your chest wall and ribcage area. The VA rates these i...

DC 5324Diaphragm, rupture of, with herniation

A ruptured diaphragm with herniation means the muscle wall separating your chest and abdomen has torn, allowing organs to push through into your chest cavity...

DC 6600Bronchitis, chronic

Chronic bronchitis is a long-term lung condition where your airways are constantly inflamed and produce too much mucus, making it hard to breathe. The VA rat...

DC 6601Bronchiectasis

Bronchiectasis is a lung condition where your airways become permanently widened and scarred, making it hard to clear mucus and leading to repeated infection...

DC 6602Asthma, bronchial

Bronchial asthma is a chronic condition where your airways become inflamed and narrow, making it hard to breathe. The VA rates asthma from 10% to 100% based...

DC 6603Emphysema, pulmonary

Emphysema is a lung disease where the air sacs in your lungs become damaged, making it harder to breathe and get oxygen into your bloodstream. The VA rates e...

DC 6604Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

COPD is a lung disease that makes it hard to breathe, often caused by smoking or exposure to harmful particles and gases during service. The VA rates COPD fr...

DC 6701Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, active

This diagnostic code covers active far advanced chronic pulmonary tuberculosis. The VA rates this at 100% throughout the active phase of disease. Once the di...

DC 6702Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, moderately advanced, active

This diagnostic code covers active moderately advanced chronic pulmonary tuberculosis. The VA rates this at 100% throughout the active phase of disease. Once...

DC 6703Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, minimal, active

This diagnostic code covers active minimal chronic pulmonary tuberculosis. The VA rates this at 100% throughout the active phase of disease. Once the disease...

DC 6704Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, active, advancement unspecified

This diagnostic code covers active unspecified advancement chronic pulmonary tuberculosis. The VA rates this at 100% throughout the active phase of disease....

DC 6721Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, inactive

This covers chronic, far advanced pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) that's now inactive, meaning the infection isn't actively spreading but has left significant lu...

DC 6722Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, moderately advanced, inactive

Chronic, moderately advanced, INACTIVE pulmonary tuberculosis. The VA rates this condition under the General Rating Formula for Inactive Pulmonary Tuberculos...

DC 6723Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, minimal, inactive

Chronic, minimal, INACTIVE pulmonary tuberculosis. The VA rates this condition under the General Rating Formula for Inactive Pulmonary Tuberculosis (38 CFR §...

DC 6724Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, inactive, advancement unspecified

This rating covers tuberculosis (TB) in your lungs that's now inactive, meaning the infection isn't actively spreading but may have left scarring or damage....

DC 6730Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, active

This diagnostic code covers active chronic active chronic pulmonary tuberculosis. The VA rates this at 100% throughout the active phase of disease. Once the...

DC 6731Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, inactive

Chronic INACTIVE pulmonary tuberculosis where the advancement classification of the prior active disease was not specified. The VA rates this condition under...

DC 6732Pleurisy, tuberculous, active or inactive

Tuberculous pleurisy is tuberculosis infection of the pleura (the thin membranes lining the lungs and chest cavity), commonly producing pleural effusion and...

DC 6817Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Pulmonary vascular disease affects the blood vessels in your lungs, making it harder for your heart to pump blood through them. The VA rates this condition f...

DC 6819Neoplasms, malignant, any specified part of respiratory system exclusive of skin growths

This diagnostic code covers malignant cancers (cancerous tumors) anywhere in your respiratory system - your lungs, bronchi, trachea, or other breathing struc...

DC 6820Neoplasms, benign, any specified part of respiratory system

Diagnostic Code 6820 covers benign neoplasms (non-cancerous growths) anywhere in your respiratory system - your lungs, airways, or breathing passages. The VA...

DC 6822Actinomycosis

Actinomycosis is a chronic bacterial infection caused by Actinomyces species (anaerobic gram-positive bacteria normally found in the mouth and gastrointestin...

DC 6823Nocardiosis

Nocardiosis is a rare bacterial infection caused by Nocardia species (aerobic actinomycetes found in soil), most commonly affecting the lungs but capable of...

DC 6824Chronic lung abscess

A chronic lung abscess is a persistent localized infection that creates a pus-filled cavity in the lung tissue, typically caused by anaerobic or mixed bacter...

DC 6825Diffuse interstitial fibrosis (interstitial pneumonitis, fibrosing alveolitis)

Diffuse interstitial fibrosis is scarring throughout your lung tissue that makes it hard to breathe and get oxygen into your blood. The VA rates this conditi...

DC 6826Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis

Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis is a rare interstitial lung disease most strongly associated with cigarette smoking, characterized by accumulation of p...

DC 6827Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare condition where surfactant-derived material accumulates inside the alveoli (air sacs), impairing gas exchange. The V...

DC 6828Eosinophilic granuloma of lung

Eosinophilic granuloma of lung is a rare interstitial lung disease (also called pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis), strongly associated with cigarette...

DC 6829Drug-induced pulmonary pneumonitis and fibrosis

Drug-induced pulmonary pneumonitis and fibrosis is interstitial lung disease caused by toxic exposure to certain medications (chemotherapy, amiodarone, nitro...

DC 6830Radiation-induced pulmonary pneumonitis and fibrosis

Radiation-induced pulmonary pneumonitis and fibrosis is interstitial lung damage caused by therapeutic or accidental radiation exposure, typically with delay...

DC 6831Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (extrinsic allergic alveolitis)

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (extrinsic allergic alveolitis) is an immune-mediated interstitial lung disease caused by repeated inhalation of organic antigen...

DC 6832Pneumoconiosis (silicosis, anthracosis, etc.)

Pneumoconiosis (silicosis, anthracosis, etc.) is a group of interstitial lung diseases caused by inhalation of mineral dusts (silica, coal dust, etc.), histo...

DC 6833Asbestosis

Asbestosis is a lung disease caused by breathing in asbestos fibers, which creates scar tissue in your lungs and makes breathing difficult. The VA rates asbe...

DC 6834Histoplasmosis of lung

Histoplasmosis of the lung is a fungal infection caused by inhaling Histoplasma capsulatum spores (from soil contaminated by bird or bat droppings), endemic...

DC 6835Coccidioidomycosis

Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection caused by inhaling Coccidioides spores from desert soil, endemic to the southwestern United States, particularly Ari...

DC 6836Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis is a fungal infection caused by inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores from moist soil and decaying organic matter, endemic to the central, s...

DC 6837Cryptococcosis

Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection caused by inhaling Cryptococcus spores (often from soil contaminated by bird droppings), most clinically significant in...

DC 6838Aspergillosis

Aspergillosis is a fungal infection caused by Aspergillus species, ranging from allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis to chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (s...

DC 6839Mucormycosis

Mucormycosis is an aggressive fungal infection caused by Mucorales species, most often affecting immunocompromised patients (especially uncontrolled diabetes...

DC 6840Diaphragm paralysis or paresis

Diaphragm paralysis or paresis is loss or weakening of the diaphragm muscle that drives breathing, can result from phrenic nerve injury, neuromuscular diseas...

DC 6841Spinal cord injury with respiratory insufficiency

Spinal cord injury with respiratory insufficiency is spinal cord damage at a level that impairs the muscles of respiration (especially cervical injuries affe...

DC 6842Kyphoscoliosis, pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum

Kyphoscoliosis, pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum is chest-wall deformities (curvature of the spine combined with rotation, sunken-chest deformity, or pigeo...

DC 6843Traumatic chest wall defect, pneumothorax, hernia, etc

Traumatic chest wall defect, pneumothorax, hernia, etc. is chest-wall injury or defect (including pneumothorax, hernia of the lung, flail chest, or surgical...

DC 6844Post-surgical residual (lobectomy, pneumonectomy, etc.)

Post-surgical residual (lobectomy, pneumonectomy, etc.) is reduced lung capacity after surgical removal of part or all of a lung (lobectomy = one lobe; pneum...

DC 6845Chronic pleural effusion or fibrosis

Chronic pleural effusion or fibrosis is long-term fluid accumulation in the pleural space (effusion) or scarring of the pleura (fibrosis) that restricts lung...

DC 6846Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that causes tiny clumps of cells (called granulomas) to form in your organs, most commonly your lungs and lymph nodes....

DC 6847Sleep Apnea Syndromes (Obstructive, Central, Mixed)

Sleep apnea is when you stop breathing repeatedly during sleep, which can be caused by blocked airways (obstructive), brain signals not working right (centra...

DC 7000Valvular heart disease (including rheumatic heart disease),

Valvular heart disease affects the heart's valves that control blood flow between chambers, and can include damage from rheumatic fever. The VA rates this co...

DC 7001Endocarditis, or

Endocarditis is infection or inflammation of the inner lining of the heart, particularly the heart valves, most commonly caused by bacteria. The VA rates thi...

DC 7002Pericarditis

Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium (the thin sac around the heart), often caused by viral or bacterial infection, autoimmune disease, post-myoca...

DC 7003Pericardial adhesions

Pericardial adhesions is scar-tissue bands that form between the pericardium (the sac around the heart) and the heart muscle, typically after pericarditis, c...

DC 7004Syphilitic heart disease

Syphilitic heart disease is cardiac damage caused by long-untreated syphilis, typically appearing 10-30 years after the initial infection. Classic manifestat...

DC 7005Arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease)

Arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease) is narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries from atherosclerosis (plaque buildup), the most co...

DC 7006Myocardial infarction

A myocardial infarction (heart attack) is the death of heart muscle tissue caused by blocked blood flow, usually from a coronary artery occluded by an athero...

DC 7007Hypertensive heart disease

Hypertensive heart disease is heart damage from chronic high blood pressure, classically presenting with left ventricular hypertrophy (thickening of the hear...

DC 7008Hyperthyroid heart disease

Hyperthyroid heart disease covers the cardiovascular complications of an overactive thyroid (Graves disease, toxic multinodular goiter, toxic adenoma, etc.)....

DC 7009Bradycardia (Bradyarrhythmia), symptomatic, requiring permanent pacemaker implantation

Bradycardia (bradyarrhythmia) is an abnormally slow heart rate (typically under 60 bpm) that causes symptoms such as dizziness, fatigue, or syncope, severe e...

DC 7010Supraventricular tachycardia

Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm originating above the ventricles (atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, AV nodal re-entr...

DC 7011Ventricular arrhythmias (sustained)

Sustained ventricular arrhythmias are life-threatening rhythm disturbances arising from the ventricles (sustained ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibril...

DC 7015Atrioventricular block

Atrioventricular (AV) block is disruption of the electrical signal between the atria and the ventricles, classified by severity. The VA splits DC 7015 into t...

DC 7016Heart valve replacement (prosthesis)

Heart valve replacement (prosthesis) covers veterans who have had one or more of the heart's four valves (aortic, mitral, pulmonary, tricuspid) replaced with...

DC 7017Coronary bypass surgery

Coronary bypass surgery (coronary artery bypass graft, CABG) creates new blood-flow pathways around blocked coronary arteries using blood vessels harvested f...

DC 7018Implantable cardiac pacemakers

Implantable cardiac pacemakers covers veterans who have had a permanent pacemaker surgically placed (or replaced) to regulate the heartbeat, typically for sy...

DC 7019Cardiac transplantation

Cardiac transplantation covers veterans who have received a heart transplant. The VA rates this condition at 100% for AT LEAST ONE YEAR from the date of hosp...

DC 7020Cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy is disease of the heart muscle that weakens or stiffens the heart, impairing its ability to pump blood effectively. The major subtypes include...

DC 7101Hypertensive vascular disease (hypertension and isolated systolic hypertension)

Hypertensive vascular disease is the VA's term for high blood pressure that affects your blood vessels. The VA rates this condition from 10% to 60% based on...

DC 7110Aortic aneurysm: Ascending, thoracic, or abdominal

An aortic aneurysm is a dangerous bulging or ballooning of your aorta (the main artery carrying blood from your heart). The VA's rating system for this condi...

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