Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code V15.1
Personal history of surgery to heart and great vessels, presenting hazards to health
  • Short description: Hx-major cardiovasc surg.
  • ICD-9-CM V15.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, V15.1 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 2013 version of ICD-9-CM V15.1.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM V15.1: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: V15.1 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Z98.89 Other specified postprocedural states
Approximate Synonyms
  • Has had congenital heart defect surgically corrected
  • Has had ventricular septal defect surgically corrected
  • History of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
  • History of aortic (heart valve) repair
  • History of aortic arch repair
  • History of aortic arch replacement
  • History of aortic root repair
  • History of aortic valve repair
  • History of aortic valvuloplasty
  • History of aortofemoral bypass surgery
  • History of arterial switch procedure
  • History of ascending aorta repair
  • History of ascending aorta replacement
  • History of decortication of heart
  • History of decortication of pericardium
  • History of dissected abdominal aneurysm repair
  • History of dissected thoracic aneurysm repair
  • History of heart valve repair
  • History of incision of pericardium
  • History of large blood vessel repair
  • History of major cardiovascular surgery
  • History of maze procedure
  • History of maze procedure for atrial fibrillation
  • History of mitral (heart valve) repair
  • History of mitral valve repair
  • History of mitral valvuloplasty
  • History of patent ductus arteriosus repair
  • History of pericardiectomy
  • History of pericardotomy
  • History of pulmonary (heart valve) repair
  • History of pulmonary artery unifocalization
  • History of pulmonary valve repair
  • History of pulmonary valvuloplasty
  • History of repair of aneurysm of abdominal aorta
  • History of repair of aneurysm of thoracoabdominal aorta
  • History of repair of anulus fibrosus of tricuspid valve
  • History of repair of aortic arch
  • History of repair of aortic root
  • History of repair of ascending aorta
  • History of repair of dissecting abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • History of repair of dissecting thoracic aorta, Stanford type A
  • History of repair of dissecting thoracic aorta, Stanford type B
  • History of repair of dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm
  • History of repair of heart valve
  • History of repair of mitral valve
  • History of repair of patent ductus arteriosus
  • History of repair of thoracic aortic aneurysm
  • History of repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysm (artery dilation)
  • History of repair on patent ductus arteriosus
  • History of surgically corrected congenital heart defect
  • History of tetralogy of Fallot, surgically corrected
  • History of thoracic aortic aneurysm repair
  • History of tricuspid (heart valve) repair
  • History of tricuspid valve annuloplasty
  • History of tricuspid valve repair
  • History of tricuspid valvuloplasty
  • History of vascular great vessel repair
  • History of ventricular septal defect surgically corrected
  • History repair dissecting aneurysm of thoracic aorta
  • History repair of aortic arch
  • History repair of aortic root
  • History repair of aortic valve
  • History repair of ascending aorta
  • History repair of pulmonary valve
  • History repair of tricuspid valve
  • Hx of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
  • HX of aortic arch repair
  • HX of aortic arch replacement
  • HX of aortic root repair
  • HX of aortic valve repair
  • Hx of aortic valvuloplasty
  • HX of aortofemoral bypass
  • HX of arterial switch procedure
  • HX of ascending aorta repair
  • HX of ascending aorta replacement
  • HX of congenital heart defect, surgically corrected
  • HX of decortication of heart
  • HX of dissecting abdominal aneurysm repair
  • HX of dissecting thoracic aneurysm repair
  • HX of heart valve repair
  • HX of major cardiovascular surgery
  • HX of maze procedure
  • HX of mitral valve repair
  • Hx of mitral valvuloplasty
  • HX of pericardiectomy
  • HX of pericardotomy
  • HX of pulmonary artery unifocalization
  • HX of pulmonary valve repair
  • Hx of pulmonary valvuloplasty
  • HX of repair of aortic arch
  • HX of repair of aortic root
  • HX of repair of ascending aorta
  • HX of repair of dissecting aneurysm, thoracic aorta, Stanford type A
  • HX of repair of dissecting aneurysm, thoracic aorta, Stanford type B
  • HX of repair of dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm, Stanford type A
  • HX of repair, dissecting abdominal aneurysm
  • HX of repair, dissecting thoracic aneurysm
  • HX of repair, patent ductus arteriosus
  • HX of Stanford type B dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm repair
  • HX of tetralogy of Fallot, surgically corrected
  • HX of thoracic aortic aneurysm repair
  • Hx of thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair
  • HX of tricuspid valve annuloplasty
  • HX of tricuspid valve repair
  • Hx of tricuspid valvuloplasty
  • Hx of vascular great vessel repair
  • HX of ventricular septal defect, surgically corrected
V15.1 Excludes
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to V15.1:
  • History (personal) of
    • surgery to
      • great vessels V15.1
      • heart V15.1
      • in utero
      • organs NEC V15.29
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