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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code V15.84
Personal history of contact with and (suspected) exposure to asbestos
  • Short description: Hx-contct/expos asbestos.
  • ICD-9-CM V15.84 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, V15.84 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM V15.84.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM V15.84: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: V15.84 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Z77.090 Contact with and (suspected) exposure to asbestos
Approximate Synonyms
  • Asbestos pleurisy
  • Asbestos-induced pleural plaque
  • H/O: asbestos exposure
  • History of - asbestos exposure
  • History of asbestos exposure
  • HX of asbestos exposure
  • Pleural disease due to asbestos
  • Pleural plaque due to asbestos exposure
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to V15.84:
 V15.83 ICD9Data.com V15.85 
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