Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code V15.3
Personal history of irradiation, presenting hazards to health
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Hx of irradiation.
  • ICD-9-CM V15.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, V15.3 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM V15.3.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM V15.3: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: V15.3 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Z92.3 Personal history of irradiation
Approximate Synonyms
  • H/O: radiation exposure
  • History of - radiation exposure
  • History of brachytherapy
  • History of chest irradiation
  • History of external beam radiation therapy
  • History of external beam radiation therapy to thyroid
  • History of external beam radiation to thyroid
  • History of irradiation
  • History of radiation therapy
  • History of radiation therapy to breast area
  • History of radiation to the chest
  • HX of brachytherapy
  • Hx of chest irradiation
  • Hx of external beam radiation therapy
  • Hx of external beam radiation therapy to thyroid
  • Hx of irradiation
  • HX of radiation therapy
  • Hx of radiation therapy to breast area
Applies To
  • Previous exposure to therapeutic or other ionizing radiation
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to V15.3:
  • History (personal) of
    • irradiation V15.3
    • radiation therapy V15.3
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