Diagnosis Code

Z51.6 ENCOUNTER FOR DESENSITIZATION TO ALLERGENS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Z51.6

Short Description: Encounter for desensitization to allergens

Long Description: Encounter for desensitization to allergens

The code Z51.6 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99)
    • Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53)
      • Encounter for other aftercare and medical care (Z51)
        • Z51.6 Encounter for desensitization to allergens

This code is valid for unacceptable principal diagnosis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Z51.6 Right Arrow V07.1 Desensitiza to allergens

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

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