ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting - Office of ...
ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting - Office of ...
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Code(s) Description 1 st Dx<br />
Only 1<br />
1 st or<br />
Add’l<br />
Dx 2<br />
V66.2 Convalescence <strong>and</strong> palliative care following X<br />
chemotherapy<br />
V66.3 Convalescence <strong>and</strong> palliative care following X<br />
psychotherapy <strong>and</strong> other treatment <strong>for</strong><br />
mental disorder<br />
V66.4 Convalescence <strong>and</strong> palliative care following X<br />
treatment <strong>of</strong> fracture<br />
V66.5 Convalescence <strong>and</strong> palliative care following X<br />
other treatment<br />
V66.6 Convalescence <strong>and</strong> palliative care following X<br />
combined treatment<br />
V66.7 Encounter <strong>for</strong> palliative care X<br />
V66.9 Unspecified convalescence X<br />
V67.X Follow-up examination X<br />
V68.X Encounters <strong>for</strong> administrative purposes X<br />
V69.X Problems related to lifestyle X<br />
V70.0 Routine general medical examination at a X<br />
health care facility<br />
V70.1 General psychiatric examination, requested X<br />
by the authority<br />
V70.2 General psychiatric examination, other <strong>and</strong> X<br />
unspecified<br />
V70.3 Other medical examination <strong>for</strong><br />
X<br />
administrative purposes<br />
V70.4 Examination <strong>for</strong> medicolegal reasons X<br />
V70.5 Health examination <strong>of</strong> defined<br />
X<br />
subpopulations<br />
V70.6 Health examination in population surveys X<br />
V70.7 Examination <strong>of</strong> participant in clinical trial X<br />
V70.8 Other specified general medical<br />
X<br />
examinations<br />
V70.9 Unspecified general medical examination X<br />
V71.X Observation <strong>and</strong> evaluation <strong>for</strong> suspected X<br />
conditions not found<br />
V72.0 Examination <strong>of</strong> eyes <strong>and</strong> vision X<br />
V72.1X Examination <strong>of</strong> ears <strong>and</strong> hearing X<br />
Add’l<br />
Dx<br />
Only 3<br />
Non-<br />
Specific<br />
Diagnosis 4<br />
1 Generally <strong>for</strong> use as first listed only but may be used as additional if patient has more than one encounter on one<br />
day or there is more than one reason <strong>for</strong> the encounter<br />
2 These codes may be used as first listed or additional codes<br />
3 These codes are only <strong>for</strong> use as additional codes<br />
4 These codes are primarily <strong>for</strong> use in the nonacute setting <strong>and</strong> should be limited to encounters <strong>for</strong> which no sign or<br />
symptom or reason <strong>for</strong> visit is documented in the record. Their use may be as either a first listed or additional code.<br />
<strong>ICD</strong>-9-<strong>CM</strong> <strong>Official</strong> <strong>Guidelines</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Coding</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Reporting</strong><br />
Effective October 1, 2008<br />
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