V44.9 ARTIF OPEN STATUS NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: V44.9

Short Description: Artif open status NOS

Long Description: Unspecified artificial opening status

Code Classification:

  • Supplementary classification of factors influencing health status and contact with health services (E)
    • Persons with a condition influencing their health status (V40-V49)
      • V44 Artificial opening status
        • V44.9 Artif open status NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code V44.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Artificial
    • opening status (functioning) (without complication) V44.9
      • anus (colostomy) V44.3
      • colostomy V44.3
      • cystostomy V44.50
        • appendico-vesicostomy V44.52
        • cutaneous-vesicostomy V44.51
        • specifed type NEC V44.59
      • enterostomy V44.4
      • gastrostomy V44.1
      • ileostomy V44.2
      • intestinal tract NEC V44.4
      • jejunostomy V44.4
      • nephrostomy V44.6
      • specified site NEC V44.8
      • tracheostomy V44.0
      • ureterostomy V44.6
      • urethrostomy V44.6
      • urinary tract NEC V44.6
      • vagina V44.7
      • vagina status V44.7
  • Status (post)
    • artificial opening (of) V44.9
      • gastrointestinal tract NEC V44.4
      • specified site NEC V44.8
      • urinary tract NEC V44.6
      • vagina V44.7

Crosswalk Information

The code V44.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
V44.9 Right Arrow Z93.9 Artificial opening status, unspecified
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
V44.0 Tracheostomy status
V44.1 Gastrostomy status
V44.2 Ileostomy status
V44.3 Colostomy status
V44.4 Status of other artificial opening of gastrointestinal tract
V44.50 Cystostomy, unspecified
V44.51 Cutaneous-vesicostomy
V44.52 Appendico-vesicostomy
V44.59 Other cystostomy
V44.6 Other artificial opening of urinary tract status
V44.7 Artificial vagina status
V44.8 Other artificial opening status


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014