V68.09 ISSUE OF MED CERTIF NEC

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: V68.09

Short Description: Issue of med certif NEC

Long Description: Other issue of medical certificates

Code Classification:

Supplementary classification of factors influencing health status and contact with health services (E)
- Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (V60-V69)
  - V68 Encounters for administrative purposes
    - V68.09 Issue of med certif NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code V68.09 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Admission (encounter)
- for
  - issue of
    - medical certificate NEC V68.09

Issue
- medical certificate NEC V68.09
  - cause of death V68.09
  - disability examination V68.01
  - fitness V68.09
  - incapacity V68.09

Crosswalk Information

The code V68.09 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
V68.09		Z02.79	Encounter for issue of other medical certificate

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
V68.01	Disability examination
V68.1	Issue of repeat prescriptions
V68.2	Request for expert evidence
V68.81	Referral of patient without examination or treatment
V68.89	Encounters for other specified administrative purpose
V68.9	Encounters for unspecified administrative purpose

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

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