V54.9 ORTHOPEDIC AFTERCARE NOS

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: V54.9

Short Description: Orthopedic aftercare NOS

Long Description: Unspecified orthopedic aftercare

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)
  - V54 Other orthopedic aftercare
    - V54.9 Orthopedic aftercare NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code V54.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Admission (encounter)
- for
  - aftercare (see also Aftercare) V58.9
    - fracture (see also Aftercare, fracture) V54.9
    - orthopedic V54.9
      - following explantation of joint prosthesis (for joint prosthesis insertion) (staged procedure) V54.82
      - specified care NEC V54.89

Aftercare V58.9
- fracture V54.9
  - healing V54.89
    - pathologic
      - ankle V54.29
      - arm V54.20
        lower V54.22
        
        upper V54.21
      - finger V54.29
      - foot V54.29
      - hand V54.29
      - hip V54.23
      - leg V54.24
        lower V54.26
        
        upper V54.25
      - pelvis V54.29
      - specified site NEC V54.29
      - toe(s) V54.29
      - vertebrae V54.27
      - wrist V54.29
    - traumatic
      - ankle V54.19
      - arm V54.10
        lower V54.12
        
        upper V54.11
      - finger V54.19
      - foot V54.19
      - hand V54.19
      - hip V54.13
      - leg V54.14
        lower V54.16
        
        upper V54.15
      - pelvis V54.19
      - specified site NEC V54.19
      - toe(s) V54.19
      - vertebrae V54.17
      - wrist V54.19
  - removal of
    - external fixation device V54.89
    - internal fixation device V54.01
  - specified care NEC V54.89
- orthopedic V54.9
  - change of external fixation or traction device V54.89
  - following joint
    - explantation of prosthesis (staged procedure) V54.82
    - replacement V54.81
  - internal fixation device V54.09
  - removal of fixation device
    - external V54.89
    - internal V54.01
  - specified care NEC V54.89

Crosswalk Information

The code V54.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
V54.9		Z51.89	Encounter for other specified aftercare

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
V54.01	Encounter for removal of internal fixation device
V54.02	Encounter for lengthening/adjustment of growth rod
V54.09	Other aftercare involving internal fixation device
V54.10	Aftercare for healing traumatic fracture of arm, unspecified
V54.11	Aftercare for healing traumatic fracture of upper arm
V54.12	Aftercare for healing traumatic fracture of lower arm
V54.13	Aftercare for healing traumatic fracture of hip
V54.14	Aftercare for healing traumatic fracture of leg, unspecified
V54.15	Aftercare for healing traumatic fracture of upper leg
V54.16	Aftercare for healing traumatic fracture of lower leg
V54.17	Aftercare for healing traumatic fracture of vertebrae
V54.19	Aftercare for healing traumatic fracture of other bone
V54.20	Aftercare for healing pathologic fracture of arm, unspecified
V54.21	Aftercare for healing pathologic fracture of upper arm
V54.22	Aftercare for healing pathologic fracture of lower arm
V54.23	Aftercare for healing pathologic fracture of hip
V54.24	Aftercare for healing pathologic fracture of leg, unspecified
V54.25	Aftercare for healing pathologic fracture of upper leg
V54.26	Aftercare for healing pathologic fracture of lower leg
V54.27	Aftercare for healing pathologic fracture of vertebrae
V54.29	Aftercare for healing pathologic fracture of other bone
V54.81	Aftercare following joint replacement
V54.82	Aftercare following explantation of joint prosthesis
V54.89	Other orthopedic aftercare

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

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