V51.8 AFTERCRE PLASTC SURG NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: V51.8

Short Description: Aftercre plastc surg NEC

Long Description: Other aftercare involving the use of plastic surgery

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)
      • V51 Aftercare involving the use of plastic surgery
        • V51.8 Aftercre plastc surg NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code V51.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Admission (encounter)
    • for
      • cosmetic surgery NEC V50.1
        • following healed injury or operation V51.8
      • elective surgery
        • cosmetic NEC V50.1
          • following healed injury or operation V51.8
        • plastic
          • following healed injury or operation V51.8
        • repair of scarred tissue (following healed injury or operation) V51.8
      • plastic surgery
        • following healed injury or operation V51.8
      • repair of scarred tissue (following healed injury or operation) V51.8
  • Farmers'
  • Repair
    • scarred tissue V51.8
  • Surgery
    • cosmetic NEC V50.1
      • following healed injury or operation V51.8
    • elective V50.9
      • following healed injury or operation V51.8
    • plastic
      • following healed injury or operation V51.8
      • repair of scarred tissue (following healed injury or operation) V51.8

Crosswalk Information

The code V51.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
V51.8 Right Arrow Z42.8 Encntr for oth plast/recnst surg fol med proc or heal injury
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
V51.0 Encounter for breast reconstruction following mastectomy


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