V50.3 EAR PIERCING


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: V50.3

Short Description: Ear piercing

Long Description: Ear piercing

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
        • V50.3 Ear piercing

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code V50.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Admission (encounter)
    • for
      • ear piercing V50.3
      • elective surgery
        • ear piercing V50.3
  • Ear - see also condition
    • piercing V50.3
  • Surgery
    • elective V50.9
      • ear piercing V50.3

Crosswalk Information

The code V50.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
V50.3 Right Arrow Z41.3 Encounter for ear piercing
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
V50.2 Routine or ritual circumcision
V50.41 Prophylactic breast removal
V50.42 Prophylactic ovary removal
V50.49 Other prophylactic gland removal
V50.8 Other elective surgery for purposes other than remedying health states
V50.9 Unspecified elective surgery for purposes other than remedying health states


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