V56.8 - Encounter For Other Dialysis
The ICD 9 Code for Encounter for other dialysis is listed as V56.8.
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: | V56.8 |
| Long Description: | Encounter for other dialysis |
| Short Description: | Dialysis encounter, NEC |
| 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: |
Dialysis finding
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| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | Z49.32 - Encounter for adequacy testing for peritoneal dialysis (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of V56.8: | |
| V56.0 - Encounter for extracorporeal dialysis | |
| V56.1 - Fitting and adjustment of extracorporeal dialysis catheter | |
| V56.2 - Fitting and adjustment of peritoneal dialysis catheter | |