V71.81 - Observation And Evaluation For Suspected Abuse And Neglect

The ICD 9 Code for Observation and evaluation for suspected abuse and neglect is listed as V71.81.
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:	V71.81
Long Description:	Observation and evaluation for suspected abuse and neglect
Short Description:	Observe-abuse & neglect

Chapter:	Supplementary Classification Of Factors Influencing Health Status And Contact With Health Services
Block:	Persons Without Reported Diagnosis Encountered During Examination And Investigation Of Individuals And Populations (V70-V82)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code:	Z04.71 - Encounter for examination and observation following alleged adult physical abuse (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code:	Z04.72 - Encounter for examination and observation following alleged child physical abuse (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of V71.81:
V71.82 - Observation and evaluation for suspected exposure to anthrax
V71.83 - Observation and evaluation for suspected exposure to other biological agent
V71.89 - Observation and evaluation for other specified suspected conditions