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V Code Quick Reference Chart for Home Care
V57.xx Rehab Aftercare (use additional code to identify underlying condition) V57.1 - Physical Therapy (Care Involving) V57.21 - Occupational Therapy (Encounter for) V57.3 - Speech Therapy (Care Involving) V57.81 - Orthotic training (Care Involving) V54.xx Orthopedic Aftercare V54.1x - Aftercare for healing traumatic fracture (5
V54.2x - Aftercare for healing pathological fracture (5th digit specifies location)
V54.81 - Aftercare following joint replacement (use additional code to identify joint)
V43.6x - Joint replacement site (5th digit identifies the joint)
Other Rehabilitation Therapy Associated Codes
V15.9 - Unspecified personal history presenting hazards to health
V49.6x - Upper limb amputation status (5th digit identifies location)
V49.7x - Lower limb amputation status (5th digit identifies location)
V52.x - Fitting and adjustment of prosthetic device (4th digit identifies prosthesis)
V65.43 - Fall precautions (encounter for counseling on injury prevention)
Surgical Aftercare (should be used in conjunction with other aftercare codes to fully identify the reason for the aftercare encounter)
V54.1x - Aftercare for healing traumatic fracture (5th digit identifies site)
V53.6 - Fitting/Adjustment of urinary catheters
V55.x - Attention to Artificial Openings (4th digit identifies type of opening)
V58.3 - Attention to surgical dressings and sutures (surgical dressing changes, suture removal)
V58.42 - Aftercare following surgery for neoplasm
IV Care or Maintenance
V58.1 - Maintenance Chemotherapy following disease (Encounter for)
V58.81 - Care of PICC line (Fitting and adjustment of vascular catheter)
V09.xx Infections with Drug-resistant Microorganisms (used with additional code for infectious condition classified elsewhere to indicate presence of a drug-resistant infectious organism)
Persons with Conditions Influencing Health Status
V40.x - Mental and behavioral problems
V42.x - Organ or tissue replaced by transplant
V43.3 - Heart Valve Replacement Status
V45.0x - Presence of cardiac device in situ (cardiac pacemaker, defibrillator)
V45.01 - Status Post Cardiac Pacemaker in situ
V45.81 - Post procedural aortocoronary bypass (S/P CABG)
V45.1 - Renal Dialysis Status
V46.2 - Dependence on Supplemental oxygen (long term oxygen therapy)
V58.83 - Drug Monitoring
V10.xx - Personal history of Malignant Neoplasm (4th/5th digits specify location)
Courtesy of Judy Adams, RN BSN, LarsonAllen Healthcare Group, Chapel Hill, NC
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