Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code V51
Aftercare involving the use of plastic surgery
  • Short description: AFTERCARE W PLASTIC SURG.
  • ICD-9-CM V51 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, V51 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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V51 Excludes
  • cosmetic plastic surgery (V50.1)
  • plastic surgery as treatment for current injury­code to condition
  • repair of scar tissue-code to scar
Applies To
  • Plastic surgery following healed injury or operation
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to V51:
  • Admission (encounter)
  • Repair
    • scarred tissue V51
  • Surgery
    • cosmetic NEC V50.1
      • following healed injury or operation V51
      • hair transplant V50.0
    • elective V50.9
      • breast augmentation or reduction V50.1
      • circumcision, ritual or routine (in absence of medical indication) V50.2
      • cosmetic NEC V50.1
      • ear piercing V50.3
      • face-lift V50.1
      • following healed injury or operation V51
      • hair transplant V50.0
    • plastic
      • breast augmentation or reduction V50.1
      • cosmetic V50.1
      • face-lift V50.1
      • following healed injury or operation V51
      • repair of scarred tissue (following healed injury or operation) V51
      • specified type NEC V50.8
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM V51 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code? Start at the root of ICD-9-CM, check the 2008 ICD-9-CM Index or use the search engine at the top of this page to lookup any code.