V29.8 NB OBSRV OTH SUSPCT COND

Code Information

Diagnosis Code: V29.8
Short Description: NB obsrv oth suspct cond
Long Description: Observation for other specified suspected conditions
Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Code Classification

Supplementary classification of factors influencing health status and contact with health services (E)
- Persons encountering health services in circumstances related to reproduction and development (V20-V29)
  - V29 Observation and evaluation of newborns and infants for suspected condition not found
    - V29.8 NB obsrv oth suspct cond

This code is valid for newborn diagnoses

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code V29.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Observation (for) V71.9
- suspected (undiagnosed) (unproven)
  - condition NEC V71.89
    - newborn V29.9
      - cardiovascular disease V29.8
      - congenital anomaly V29.8
      - ingestion foreign object V29.8
      - injury V29.8
      - neoplasm V29.8
      - poison, poisoning V29.8
      - specified NEC V29.8

Crosswalk Information

The code V29.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
V29.8		P00.89	Newborn affected by other maternal conditions

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
V29.0	Observation for suspected infectious condition
V29.1	Observation for suspected neurological conditions
V29.2	Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected respiratory condition
V29.3	Observation for suspected genetic or metabolic condition
V29.9	Observation for unspecified suspected conditions

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

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