V54.02 LENGTH/ADJUST GROWTH ROD


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: V54.02

Short Description: Length/adjust growth rod

Long Description: Encounter for lengthening/adjustment of growth rod

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)
      • V54 Other orthopedic aftercare
        • V54.02 Length/adjust growth rod

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code V54.02 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Admission (encounter)
    • for
      • adjustment (of)
        • growth rod V54.02
      • fitting (of)
        • growth rod V54.02
      • lengthening of growth rod V54.02
  • Aftercare V58.9
    • involving
      • growth rod
        • adjustment V54.02
        • lengthening V54.02
  • Fitting (of)
    • growth rod V54.02

Crosswalk Information

The code V54.02 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
V54.02 Right Arrow Z51.89 Encounter for other specified aftercare
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
V54.01 Encounter for removal of internal fixation device
V54.09 Other aftercare involving internal fixation device
V54.10 Aftercare for healing traumatic fracture of arm, unspecified
V54.11 Aftercare for healing traumatic fracture of upper arm
V54.12 Aftercare for healing traumatic fracture of lower arm
V54.13 Aftercare for healing traumatic fracture of hip
V54.14 Aftercare for healing traumatic fracture of leg, unspecified
V54.15 Aftercare for healing traumatic fracture of upper leg
V54.16 Aftercare for healing traumatic fracture of lower leg
V54.17 Aftercare for healing traumatic fracture of vertebrae
V54.19 Aftercare for healing traumatic fracture of other bone
V54.20 Aftercare for healing pathologic fracture of arm, unspecified
V54.21 Aftercare for healing pathologic fracture of upper arm
V54.22 Aftercare for healing pathologic fracture of lower arm
V54.23 Aftercare for healing pathologic fracture of hip
V54.24 Aftercare for healing pathologic fracture of leg, unspecified
V54.25 Aftercare for healing pathologic fracture of upper leg
V54.26 Aftercare for healing pathologic fracture of lower leg
V54.27 Aftercare for healing pathologic fracture of vertebrae
V54.29 Aftercare for healing pathologic fracture of other bone
V54.81 Aftercare following joint replacement
V54.82 Aftercare following explantation of joint prosthesis
V54.89 Other orthopedic aftercare
V54.9 Unspecified orthopedic aftercare


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