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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code V85.51
Body Mass Index, pediatric, less than 5th percentile for age
  • Short description: BMI,pediatric <5%.
  • ICD-9-CM V85.51 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, V85.51 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 V85.51.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM V85.51: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: V85.51 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Z68.51 Body mass index (BMI) pediatric, less than 5th percentile for age
Approximate Synonyms
  • BMI peds <5 percentile
  • Body mass index child less than 5 percentile for age
  • Underweight in childhood with BMI <5 percentile
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to V85.51:
  • BMI (body mass index)
    • pediatric
      • 5th percentile to less than 85th percentile for age V85.52
      • 85th percentile to less than 95th percentile for age V85.53
      • greater than or equal to 95th percentile for age V85.54
      • less than 5th percentile for age V85.51
  • Body, bodies
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