V56.0 - Encounter For Extracorporeal Dialysis
The ICD 9 Code for Encounter for extracorporeal dialysis is listed as V56.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | V56.0 |
| Long Description: | Encounter for extracorporeal dialysis |
| Short Description: | Renal dialysis encounter |
| Chapter: | Supplementary Classification Of Factors Influencing Health Status And Contact With Health Services |
| Block: | Persons Encountering Health Services For Specific Procedures And Aftercare (V50-V59) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Hemodialysis-associated amyloidosis
Mode of dialysis access by patient choice Skin lesion associated with hemodialysis |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | Z49.31 - Encounter for adequacy testing for hemodialysis (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of V56.0: | |
| V56.1 - Fitting and adjustment of extracorporeal dialysis catheter | |
| V56.2 - Fitting and adjustment of peritoneal dialysis catheter | |
| V56.8 - Encounter for other dialysis | |