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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code V40.31
Wandering in diseases classified elsewhere
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
  • Manifestation Code

  • Short description: Wandering-dis elsewhere.
  • ICD-9-CM V40.31 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, V40.31 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 V40.31.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM V40.31: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: V40.31 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Z91.83 Wandering in diseases classified elsewhere
Code First
  • Code first underlying disorder such as:
    • Alzheimer's disease (331.0)
    • autism or pervasive developmental disorder (299.0-299.9)
    • dementia, unspecified, with behavioral disturbance (294.21)
    • intellectual disabilities (317-319)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to V40.31:
  • Wandering
    • in diseases classified elsewhere V40.31
 V40.3 ICD9Data.com V40.39 
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