V21.31 - Low Birth Weight Status, Less Than 500 Grams
The ICD 9 Code for Low birth weight status, less than 500 grams is listed as V21.31.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | V21.31 |
| Long Description: | Low birth weight status, less than 500 grams |
| Short Description: | Low birthwt status <500g |
| Chapter: | Supplementary Classification Of Factors Influencing Health Status And Contact With Health Services |
| Block: | Persons Encountering Health Services In Circumstances Related To Reproduction And Development (V20-V29) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | P07.01 - Extremely low birth weight newborn, less than 500 grams (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of V21.31: | |
| V21.30 - Low birth weight status, unspecified | |
| V21.32 - Low birth weight status, 500-999 grams | |
| V21.33 - Low birth weight status, 1000-1499 grams | |
| V21.34 - Low birth weight status, 1500-1999 grams | |
| V21.35 - Low birth weight status, 2000-2500 grams | |