Internal Medicine Coding Alert
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Additional V Codes Offer Even More Options
Published on Tue Oct 26, 2010 
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In addition to the codes highlighted in Internal Medicine Coding Alert, these other new-for-2010 V codes provide you with higher levels of specificity when it comes to personal history, health supervision, fertility counseling and more. These codes include:• V15.52 -- History of traumatic brain injury
• V15.80 -- History of failed moderate sedation
• V15.83 -- Underimmunization status
• V20.31 -- Health supervision for newborn under 8 days old
• V20.32 -- Health supervision for newborn 8 to 28 days old
• V26.42 -- Encounter for fertility preservation counseling
• V26.82 -- Encounter for fertility preservation procedure
• V53.50 -- Fitting and adjustment of intestinal appliance and device
• V53.51 -- Fitting and adjustment of gastric lap band
• V53.59 -- Fitting and adjustment of other gastrointestinal appliance and device.
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