V50.2 ROUTINE CIRCUMCISION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: V50.2

Short Description: Routine circumcision

Long Description: Routine or ritual circumcision

Code Classification:

  • Supplementary classification of factors influencing health status and contact with health services (E)
    • Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and aftercare (V50-V59)
      • V50 Elective surgery for purposes other than remedying health states
        • V50.2 Routine circumcision

This code is valid for diagnoses for males only

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code V50.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Admission (encounter)
    • for
      • circumcision, ritual or routine (in absence of medical indication) V50.2
      • elective surgery
        • circumcision, ritual or routine (in absence of medical indication) V50.2
  • Circumcision
    • in absence of medical indication V50.2
    • ritual V50.2
    • routine V50.2
  • Surgery
    • elective V50.9
      • circumcision, ritual or routine (in absence of medical indication) V50.2

Crosswalk Information

The code V50.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
V50.2 Right Arrow Z41.2 Encounter for routine and ritual male circumcision
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
V50.0 Elective hair transplant for purposes other than remedying health states
V50.1 Other plastic surgery for unacceptable cosmetic appearance
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V50.41 Prophylactic breast removal
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V50.8 Other elective surgery for purposes other than remedying health states
V50.9 Unspecified elective surgery for purposes other than remedying health states


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