V41.6 - Problems With Swallowing And Mastication
The ICD 9 Code for Problems with swallowing and mastication is listed as V41.6.
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: | V41.6 |
| Long Description: | Problems with swallowing and mastication |
| Short Description: | Problem w swallowing |
| Chapter: | Supplementary Classification Of Factors Influencing Health Status And Contact With Health Services |
| Block: | Persons With A Condition Influencing Their Health Status (V40-V49) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Chewing symptoms
Difficulty swallowing soft foods Does not swallow soft foods Does not swallow solids Does swallow soft foods Unable to swallow soft foods Unable to swallow solids |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | R13.10 - Dysphagia, unspecified (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of V41.6: | |
| V41.0 - Problems with sight | |
| V41.1 - Other eye problems | |
| V41.2 - Problems with hearing | |
| V41.3 - Other ear problems | |
| V41.4 - Problems with voice production | |
| V41.5 - Problems with smell and taste | |
| V41.7 - Problems with sexual function | |
| V41.8 - Other problems with special functions | |
| V41.9 - Unspecified problem with special functions | |