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V78.8 SCREEN-BLOOD DIS NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: V78.8

Short Description: Screen-blood dis NEC

Long Description: Screening for other disorders of blood and blood-forming organs

Code Classification:

  • Supplementary classification of factors influencing health status and contact with health services (E)
    • Persons without reported diagnosis encountered during examination and investigation of individuals and populations (V70-V82)
      • V78 Special screening for disorders of blood and blood-forming organs
        • V78.8 Screen-blood dis NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code V78.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Screening (for) V82.9
    • blood disorder NEC V78.9
      • specified type NEC V78.8
    • disease or disorder V82.9
      • blood V78.9
        • specified type NEC V78.8
      • blood-forming organ V78.9
        • specified type NEC V78.8

Crosswalk Information

The code V78.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
V78.8 Right Arrow Z13.0 Encntr screen for dis of the bld/bld-form org/immun mechnsm
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
V78.0 Screening for iron deficiency anemia
V78.1 Screening for other and unspecified deficiency anemia
V78.2 Screening for sickle-cell disease or trait
V78.3 Screening for other hemoglobinopathies
V78.9 Screening for unspecified disorder of blood and blood-forming organs

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

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