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V46.3 WHEELCHAIR DEPENDENCE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: V46.3

Short Description: Wheelchair dependence

Long Description: Wheelchair dependence

Code Classification:

  • Supplementary classification of factors influencing health status and contact with health services (E)
    • Persons with a condition influencing their health status (V40-V49)
      • V46 Other dependence on machines
        • V46.3 Wheelchair dependence

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code V46.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Dependence
    • on
      • wheelchair V46.3
  • Status (post)
    • wheelchair confinement V46.3
  • Wheelchair confinement status V46.3

Crosswalk Information

The code V46.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
V46.3 Right Arrow Z99.3 Dependence on wheelchair
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
V46.0 Dependence on aspirator
V46.11 Dependence on respirator, status
V46.12 Encounter for respirator dependence during power failure
V46.13 Encounter for weaning from respirator [ventilator]
V46.14 Mechanical complication of respirator [ventilator]
V46.2 Other dependence on machines, supplemental oxygen
V46.8 Dependence on other enabling machines
V46.9 Unspecified machine dependence

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

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