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V-Codes

Medical billing & coding glossary · all terms

Legacy term. ICD-9-CM V codes described factors influencing health status and encounters not primarily due to illness or injury; U.S. diagnosis reporting now uses the applicable ICD-10-CM Z codes.

You may encounter V-Codes in historical claims, policy documents, or archived records. Use the current equivalent above for present-day work, and verify payer guidance for the applicable date of service.

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