PERSONS ENCOUNTERING HEALTH SERVICES FOR SPECIFIC PROCEDURES AND AFTERCARE (V50-V59)
Note:
Categories V51-V58 are intended for use to indicate a reason for care in patients who may have already been treated for some disease or injury not now present, or who are receiving care to consolidate the treatment, to deal with residual states, or to prevent recurrence.
Excludes:
follow-up examination for medical surveillance following treatment (V67.0-V67.9)
V52 Fitting and adjustment of prosthetic device and implant
Includes:
removal of device
Excludes:
malfunction or complication of prosthetic device (996.0-996.7)
status only, without need for care (V43.0-V43.8)
Elective implant exchange (different material) (different size)
Removal of tissue expander without synchronous insertion of permanent implant
Excludes:
admission for initial breast implant insertion for breast augmentation (V50.1)
complications of breast implant (996.54, 996.69, 996.79)
encounter for breast reconstruction following mastectomy (V51.0)

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