Diagnosis Code: V29.8

Short Description: NB obsrv oth suspct cond

Long Description: Observation for other specified suspected conditions

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

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

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):

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