V74.3 - Screening Examination For Diphtheria

The ICD 9 Code for Screening examination for diphtheria is listed as V74.3.
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:	V74.3
Long Description:	Screening examination for diphtheria
Short Description:	Screening for diphtheria

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:	Z11.2 - Encounter for screening for other bacterial diseases (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of V74.3:
V74.0 - Screening examination for cholera
V74.1 - Screening examination for pulmonary tuberculosis
V74.2 - Screening examination for leprosy (Hansen's disease)
V74.4 - Screening examination for bacterial conjunctivitis
V74.5 - Screening examination for venereal disease
V74.6 - Screening examination for yaws
V74.8 - Screening examination for other specified bacterial and spirochetal diseases
V74.9 - Screening examination for unspecified bacterial and spirochetal diseases