AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2006 Issue 4

V Code Update

V Codes moved to nonspecific column The following three V codes have been moved to the nonspecified column on the table: code V13.9, Personal history of unspecified disease, code V46.9, Unspecified machine dependence, and code V72.9, Unspecified examination. These codes are deemed too nonspecific for routine use. History (of) A new code V18.51, Family history of colonic polyps, has been added under subcategory V18.5, Family history of digestive disorders. As with all family history codes, it may be used as either a first listed code, to explain a reason for an encounter, or it...

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