Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code V15.82
Personal history of tobacco use
  • Short description: History of tobacco use.
  • ICD-9-CM V15.82 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, V15.82 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 2011 version of ICD-9-CM V15.82.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM V15.82: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: V15.82 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Z87.891 Personal history of nicotine dependence
Approximate Synonyms
  • Aggressive ex-smoker
  • Current non-smoker
  • Ex-smoker
  • Ex-smoker for more than 1 year
  • Ex-snuff user
  • Ex-tobacco chewer
  • Ex-user of moist powdered tobacco
  • Former smoker quit more than 1 year ago
  • Former smoker, quit >1 yr
  • History of former tobacco use
  • History of former tobacco use, last used more than a year ago
  • History of of smoking
  • History of smoking
  • History of smoking more than 15 pack years
  • History of smoking more than 15 pack years )
  • History of smoking more than 15 pack-years
  • History of tobacco use
  • History of tobacco use in remission
  • History of tobacco use in remission less than 12 months
  • Hx of smoking
  • Hx of smoking > 15 pack yrs
  • HX of tobacco use
  • Hx of tobacco use, in remission
  • Hx of tobacco use, in remission < 12 months
  • Not current smoker
  • Smoker in the family
  • Tobacco dependence in remission
  • Tobacco dependence, in remission
V15.82 Excludes
  • tobacco dependence (305.1)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to V15.82:
  • History (personal) of
    • cigarette smoking V15.82
    • smoking (tobacco) V15.82
    • tobacco use V15.82
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