Using ICD-9 V Codes
When circumstances other than a disease or injury need to be recorded as a diagnosis, a V code must be used. Some examples are: a patient comes in for a prostate check-up because of family history; a patient is seen due to his desire to be an organ donor; or a problem is present that influences the patient’s health but is not, in itself, a current injury or illness.
V codes are now more commonly accepted by insurers for many conditions. Here are some examples of V codes used by urologists:
ICD-9 V Codes
| V01.6 | Contact with or exposure to communicable diseases, venereal disease |
| V10.46 | Personal history of malignant neoplasm, prostate |
| V55.6 | Attention to artificial openings, other artificial opening of urinary tract (nephrostomy, ureterostomy, urethrostomy) |
| V64.41 | Laparoscopic surgical procedure converted to open procedure |
