ICD-11 classes
13 Diseases of the digestive system
Symptoms, signs or clinical findings of the digestive...
Symptoms or signs involving the digestive system or abdomen
Symptoms related to the lower gastrointestinal tract or...
ME03 — Abnormal bowel sounds
ICD-11 ME03 — Abnormal bowel sounds
Bowel sounds are caused by the products of digestion as they move through the lower gastrointestinal tract, usually heard on auscultation. Abnormal bowel sounds are reduced or increased bowel sounds which provide valuable information about the disorders of bowel movement.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
Diagnosis with code ME03 contains 3 clarifying diagnoses:
- ME03.0 — Hyperactive bowel sounds
- ME03.1 — Absent bowel sounds
- ME03.Z — Abnormal bowel sounds, unspecified
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: