Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code V70.5
Health examination of defined subpopulations
  • Short description: HEALTH EXAM-GROUP SURVEY.
  • ICD-9-CM V70.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, V70.5 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).
  • You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM V70.5.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM V70.5: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: V70.5 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Z02.1 Encounter for pre-employment examination
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Z02.3 Encounter for examination for recruitment to armed forces
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Z02.89 Encounter for other administrative examinations
Approximate Synonyms
  • Examination for occupational health and safety
  • Occupational health and safety exam
  • Occupational health and safety examination done
  • Pre-employment exam
  • Pre-employment examination done
  • School student admission exam
  • School student exam
  • Student health examination done
Applies To
  • Armed forces personnel
  • Inhabitants of institutions
  • Occupational health examinations
  • Pre-employment screening
  • Preschool children
  • Prisoners
  • Prostitutes
  • Refugees
  • School children
  • Students
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to V70.5:
  • Admission (encounter)
  • Employment examination (certification) V70.5
  • Examination (general) (routine) (of) (for) V70.9
    • health (of)
      • armed forces personnel V70.5
      • checkup V70.0
      • child, routine V20.2
      • defined subpopulation NEC V70.5
      • inhabitants of institutions V70.5
      • occupational V70.5
      • pre-employment screening V70.5
      • preschool children V70.5
        • for admission to school V70.3
      • prisoners V70.5
        • for entrance into prison V70.3
      • prostitutes V70.5
      • refugees V70.5
      • school children V70.5
      • students V70.5
    • medical (for) (of) V70.9
      • administrative purpose NEC V70.3
      • admission to
      • adoption V70.3
      • armed forces personnel V70.5
      • at health care facility V70.0
      • camp V70.3
      • child, routine V20.2
      • clinical research (control) (normal comparison) (participant) V70.7
      • defined subpopulation NEC V70.5
      • donor (potential) V70.8
      • driving license V70.3
      • general V70.9
      • immigration V70.3
      • inhabitants of institutions V70.5
      • insurance certification V70.3
      • marriage V70.3
      • medicolegal reasons V70.4
      • naturalization V70.3
      • occupational V70.5
      • population survey V70.6
      • pre-employment V70.5
      • preschool children V70.5
        • for admission to school V70.3
      • prison V70.3
      • prisoners V70.5
        • for entrance into prison V70.3
      • prostitutes V70.5
      • refugees V70.5
      • school children V70.5
      • specified reason NEC V70.8
      • sport competition V70.3
      • students V70.5
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