V24.1 POSTPART CARE-LACTATION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: V24.1

Short Description: Postpart care-lactation

Long Description: Postpartum care and examination of lactating mother

Code Classification:

  • Supplementary classification of factors influencing health status and contact with health services (E)
    • Persons encountering health services in circumstances related to reproduction and development (V20-V29)
      • V24 Postpartum care and examination
        • V24.1 Postpart care-lactation

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • History of being infant breast fed

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code V24.1 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Care (of)
    • lactation of mother V24.1
  • Examination (general) (routine) (of) (for) V70.9
    • lactating mother V24.1
  • Lactation, lactating (breast) (puerperal) (postpartum)
    • mother (care and/or examination) V24.1
  • Supervision (of)
    • lactation V24.1

Crosswalk Information

The code V24.1 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
V24.1 Right Arrow Z39.1 Encounter for care and examination of lactating mother
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
V24.0 Postpartum care and examination immediately after delivery
V24.2 Routine postpartum follow-up


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014