V68.81 REFERRAL-NO EXAM/TREAT

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: V68.81

Short Description: Referral-no exam/treat

Long Description: Referral of patient without examination or treatment

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
    - V68.81 Referral-no exam/treat

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

Referred to midwife
Referred to social services for adult protection

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code V68.81 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Encounter for - see also Admission for
- administrative purpose only V68.9
  - referral of patient without examination or treatment V68.81

Referral
- patient without examination or treatment V68.81

Crosswalk Information

The code V68.81 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
V68.81		Z04.9	Encounter for examination and observation for unsp reason

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
V68.09	Other issue of medical certificates
V68.1	Issue of repeat prescriptions
V68.2	Request for expert evidence
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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