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V51.8 - Other Aftercare Involving The Use Of Plastic Surgery


The ICD 9 Code for Other aftercare involving the use of plastic surgery is listed as V51.8.
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: V51.8
Long Description: Other aftercare involving the use of plastic surgery
Short Description: Aftercre plastc surg NEC
Chapter: Supplementary Classification Of Factors Influencing Health Status And Contact With Health Services
Block: Persons Encountering Health Services For Specific Procedures And Aftercare (V50-V59)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: Z42.8 - Encounter for other plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injury (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of V51.8:
V51.0 - Encounter for breast reconstruction following mastectomy