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Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code V61.49
Other health problems within the family
  • Short description: FAMILY HEALTH PROBL NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM V61.49 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, V61.49 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 2009 version of ICD-9-CM V61.49.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM V61.49: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: V61.49 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Z63.6 Dependent relative needing care at home
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bed-ridden
  • Care of sick or handicapped person in family
  • Caregiver role strain
  • Caregiver stress
  • Cares for dependent relative at home
  • Cares for sick or handicapped family member
  • Dependent relative needing care at home
  • Family history of handicap
  • Family illness
  • Maternal concern
  • Needs help with feeding
  • Parent has physical disability
  • Parent provides full-time care
  • Parent provides part-time care
  • Problem with care of sick person
  • Requires assistance with all daily activities
  • Sick child
  • Sickness in the family
  • Spouse unwell
  • Unable to care for sick parent
Applies To
  • Care of sick or handicapped person in family or household
  • Presence of sick or handicapped person in family or household
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to V61.49:
  • Care (of)
    • family member (handicapped) (sick)
      • creating problem for family V61.49
      • provided away from home for holiday relief V60.5
      • unavailable, due to
        • absence (person rendering care) (sufferer) V60.4
        • inability (any reason) of person rendering care V60.4
  • Concern (normal) about sick person in family V61.49
  • Person (with)
    • concern (normal) about sick person in family V61.49
    • sick or handicapped in family V61.49
  • Problem (with) V49.9
    • care of sick or handicapped person in family or household V61.49
    • medical care, within family V61.49
    • presence of sick or handicapped person in family or household V61.49
  • Sick 799.9
    • or handicapped person in family V61.49
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