V55.3 - Attention To Colostomy
The ICD 9 Code for Attention to colostomy is listed as V55.3.
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: | V55.3 |
| Long Description: | Attention to colostomy |
| Short Description: | Atten to colostomy |
| 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) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Colostomy bag changed
|
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | Z43.3 - Encounter for attention to colostomy |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of V55.3: | |
| V55.0 - Attention to tracheostomy | |
| V55.1 - Attention to gastrostomy | |
| V55.2 - Attention to ileostomy | |
| V55.4 - Attention to other artificial opening of digestive tract | |
| V55.5 - Attention to cystostomy | |
| V55.6 - Attention to other artificial opening of urinary tract | |
| V55.7 - Attention to artificial vagina | |
| V55.8 - Attention to other specified artificial opening | |
| V55.9 - Attention to unspecified artificial opening | |