Urinary Conditions

Several "personal history," "family history," and "special screening" codes have been expanded to allow greater specificity in reporting history of urinary conditions and other urologic reasons for visit. V10 Personal history of malignant neoplasm V10.4 Genital organs New code V10.48 Epididymis V13 Personal history of other diseases V13.6 Congenital malformations New code V13.61 Hypospadias New code V13.69 Other congenital malformations V16 Family history of malignant neoplasm V16.5 Urinary organs New code V16.51 Kidney New code V16.59 Other V18 Family history of certain other specific conditions V18.6 Kidney diseases...

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Article Overview

This article explains updates to history and special screening coding for urinary and related urologic conditions. It is relevant to coders, billing staff, and compliance teams who need to understand which reporting categories were expanded and how the affected code families are organized.

Why This Topic Matters

These changes affect documentation capture for patient history, family history, and screening encounters involving urinary and urologic concerns. Accurate awareness of the updated code structure helps support cleaner reporting and more specific record abstraction.

Article Sections

  1. Expanded history and screening categories

    This section summarizes updates to reporting categories for personal history, family history, and special screening in the context of urinary and related urologic conditions.

What You Will Learn

  • Which broad reporting categories were expanded for urinary and related urologic conditions.
  • How the article organizes history and screening updates by code family.
  • Which areas of urinary and urologic reporting are affected by the update.
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Who Should Read This

  • Medical coders
  • Coding auditors
  • Billing staff
  • Compliance teams
  • Clinical documentation staff

Codes Discussed

  • ICD-9-CM: V10
  • ICD-9-CM: V10.4
  • ICD-9-CM: V10.48
  • ICD-9-CM: V13
  • ICD-9-CM: V13.6
  • ICD-9-CM: V13.61
  • ICD-9-CM: V13.69
  • ICD-9-CM: V16
  • ICD-9-CM: V16.5
  • ICD-9-CM: V16.51
  • ICD-9-CM: V16.59
  • ICD-9-CM: V18
  • ICD-9-CM: V18.6
  • ICD-9-CM: V18.61
  • ICD-9-CM: V18.69
  • ICD-9-CM: V76
  • ICD-9-CM: V76.4
  • ICD-9-CM: V76.44
  • ICD-9-CM: V76.45

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