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2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis V51

Aftercare involving the use of plastic surgery

 On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.

The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM V51 can be accessed here.

  • V51 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • V51 contains 11 index entries

V51 also known as:

  • Plastic surgery following healed injury or operation

V51 excludes:

  • cosmetic plastic surgery (V50.1)
  • plastic surgery as treatment for current injury­code to condition
  • repair of scar tissue-code to scar


Index entries containing V51:

Admission (encounter)
  • for
    • cosmetic surgery NEC V50.1
      • following healed injury or operation V51
    • elective surgery
      • cosmetic NEC V50.1
        • following healed injury or operation V51
      • plastic
        • following healed injury or operation V51
      • repair of scarred tissue (following healed injury or operation) V51
    • plastic surgery
      • following healed injury or operation V51
    • repair of scarred tissue (following healed injury or operation) V51
Repair
  • scarred tissue V51
Surgery
  • cosmetic NEC V50.1
    • following healed injury or operation V51
  • elective V50.9
    • following healed injury or operation V51
  • plastic
    • following healed injury or operation V51
    • repair of scarred tissue (following healed injury or operation) V51