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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2007 Issue 4
V Code Update
The new V codes for October 1, 2007, focus primarily on personal and family history codes, these types of codes being important to identify increased risk of disease and reasons for visit. There are also many other useful codes for new concepts such as natural family planning, hearing conservation, and encounters for disability determination.
Information about each of the new V codes is provided below categorized by the main category of V code to which the code belongs, based on the categories defined in the ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. The V code table, published in the...
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