Diagnosis Code: V66.7

Short Description: Encountr palliative care

Long Description: Encounter for palliative care

Code Classification:

• Supplementary classification of factors influencing health status and contact with health services (E)
  • Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (V60-V69)
    • V66 Convalescence and palliative care
      • V66.7 Encountr palliative care

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Full care by hospice
• Seen in hospice
• Shared care - hospice and general practitioner

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code V66.7 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Admission (encounter)
  • for
    • end-of-life care V66.7
    • hospice care V66.7
    • palliative care V66.7
    • terminal care V66.7

• Care (of)
  • end-of-life V66.7
  • hospice V66.7
  • palliative V66.7
  • terminal V66.7

• Encounter for - see also Admission for
  • end-of-life care V66.7
  • hospice care V66.7
  • palliative care V66.7
  • terminal care V66.7

• End-of-life care V66.7

• Hospice care V66.7

• Palliative care V66.7

• Terminal care V66.7

Crosswalk Information

The code V66.7 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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

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