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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code V21.31
Low birth weight status, less than 500 grams
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Low birthwt status <500g.
  • ICD-9-CM V21.31 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, V21.31 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 V21.31.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM V21.31: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: V21.31 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM P07.01 Extremely low birth weight newborn, less than 500 grams
Approximate Synonyms
  • History of low birth weight at less than 500 gms
  • History of low birth weight status, less than 500 grams
  • Hx of low birth weight status, < 500 gm
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to V21.31:
 V21.30 ICD9Data.com V21.32 
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