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V44.8 - Other Artificial Opening Status


The ICD 9 Code for Other artificial opening status is listed as V44.8.
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: V44.8
Long Description: Other artificial opening status
Short Description: Artif open status NEC
Chapter: Supplementary Classification Of Factors Influencing Health Status And Contact With Health Services
Block: Persons With A Condition Influencing Their Health Status (V40-V49)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: Z93.8 - Other artificial opening status (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of V44.8:
V44.0 - Tracheostomy status
V44.1 - Gastrostomy status
V44.2 - Ileostomy status
V44.3 - Colostomy status
V44.4 - Status of other artificial opening of gastrointestinal tract
V44.6 - Other artificial opening of urinary tract status
V44.7 - Artificial vagina status
V44.9 - Unspecified artificial opening status