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V79.9 SCREEN-MENTAL DIS NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: V79.9

Short Description: Screen-mental dis NOS

Long Description: Screening for unspecified mental disorder and developmental handicap

Code Classification:

  • Supplementary classification of factors influencing health status and contact with health services (E)
    • Persons without reported diagnosis encountered during examination and investigation of individuals and populations (V70-V82)
      • V79 Special screening for mental disorders and developmental handicaps
        • V79.9 Screen-mental dis NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code V79.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Screening (for) V82.9
    • developmental handicap V79.9
      • in early childhood V79.3
      • specified type NEC V79.8
    • disease or disorder V82.9
      • mental V79.9
        • specified type NEC V79.8
    • mental
      • disorder V79.9
        • specified type NEC V79.8

Crosswalk Information

The code V79.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
V79.9 Right Arrow Z13.89 Encounter for screening for other disorder
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
V79.0 Screening for depression
V79.1 Screening for alcoholism
V79.2 Special screening for intellectual disabilities
V79.3 Screening for developmental handicaps in early childhood
V79.8 Screening for other specified mental disorders and developmental handicaps

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

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