V50.9 ELECTIVE SURGERY NOS

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: V50.9

Short Description: Elective surgery NOS

Long Description: Unspecified elective surgery for purposes other than remedying health states

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
    - V50.9 Elective surgery NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code V50.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Surgery
- elective V50.9
  - breast
    - augmentation or reduction V50.1
    - reconstruction following mastectomy V51.0
  - circumcision, ritual or routine (in absence of medical indication) V50.2
  - cosmetic NEC V50.1
  - ear piercing V50.3
  - face-lift V50.1
  - following healed injury or operation V51.8
  - hair transplant V50.0

Crosswalk Information

The code V50.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
V50.9		Z41.9	Encntr for proc for purpose oth than remedy hlth state, unsp

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
V50.3	Ear piercing
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

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

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