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V79.2 - Special Screening For Intellectual Disabilities


The ICD 9 Code for Special screening for intellectual disabilities is listed as V79.2.
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: V79.2
Long Description: Special screening for intellectual disabilities
Short Description: Scrn intellect disabilty
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: Z13.4 - Encounter for screening for certain developmental disorders in childhood (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of V79.2:
V79.0 - Screening for depression
V79.1 - Screening for alcoholism
V79.3 - Screening for developmental handicaps in early childhood
V79.8 - Screening for other specified mental disorders and developmental handicaps
V79.9 - Screening for unspecified mental disorder and developmental handicap