ICD-9 Code V20.2
Routine infant or child health check
Not Valid for Submission
V20.2 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of routine infant or child health check. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
| ICD-9: | V20.2 |
| Short Description: | Routin child health exam |
| Long Description: | Routine infant or child health check |
Convert V20.2 to ICD-10
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
- Z00.129 - Encntr for routine child health exam w/o abnormal findings
Code Classification
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Supplementary classification of factors influencing health status and contact with health services (E)
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Persons encountering health services in circumstances related to reproduction and development (V20-V29)
- V20 Health supervision of infant or child
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Persons encountering health services in circumstances related to reproduction and development (V20-V29)
Information for Medical Professionals
Code Edits
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-9 Code Edits are applicable to this code:
- Pediatric diagnoses (age 0 through 17) Pediatric diagnoses (age 0 through 17)
Pediatric diagnoses: Age range is 0–17 years inclusive.
Synonyms
- 18 month examination normal
- 2.5 year examination normal
- 3.5 year examination normal
- 4.5 year examination normal
- 8-9 month exam normal
- Child 1 year examination normal
- Child 21 month exam normal
- Child 3 year exam normal
- Child 39 month exam normal
- Child 6 month examination normal
- Child 7 month examination normal
- Child 8 week examination normal
- Child examination/reports/meeting status
- Child into care examination status
- Two year check released
- Well baby
Index to Diseases and Injuries
References found for the code V20.2 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:
- Admission encounter
- for
- examination SEE ALSO
See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Examination V70.9- developmental testing child infant V20.2
- health supervision
- child over 28 days old V20.2
- infant over 28 days old V20.2
- infant
- over 28 days old routine V20.2
- well baby and child care V20.2
- immunizations childhood appropriate for age V20.2
- routine infant and child vision and hearing testing V20.2
- well baby and child care V20.2
- examination SEE ALSO
- for
- Checkup
- infant over 28 days old not sick V20.2
- newborn routine
- over 28 days old routine V20.2
- Encounter for SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Admission for- immunizations childhood appropriate for age V20.2
- routine infant and child vision and hearing testing V20.2
- Examination general routine of for V70.9
- child care routine V20.2
- developmental testing child infant V20.2
- health of
- child routine V20.2
- infant
- over 28 days old routine V20.2
- medical for of V70.9
- child routine V20.2
- well baby V20.2
- Feeding
- formula check V20.2
- Test s
- developmental infant or child V20.2
- hearing V72.19
- routine for infant and child V20.2
- vision V72.0
- routine for infant and child V20.2
Information for Patients
Baby Health Checkup
There are many new responsibilities when you have a baby. One of them is to make sure that your baby gets regular checkups, which are called well-baby exams. These exams are important in making sure that your baby is growing and developing properly. If there are problems, you can catch them early. This means that there is a better chance for treatment.
During these checkups, your baby will get any needed vaccines and screenings. This is also a good chance to ask your health care provider any questions about how to care for your baby. The provider will let you know how often your baby should get these checkups.
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Health Checkup
Regular health exams and tests can help find problems before they start. They also can help find problems early, when your chances for treatment and cure are better. Which exams and screenings you need depends on your age, health and family history, and lifestyle choices such as what you eat, how active you are, and whether you smoke.
To make the most of your next check-up, here are some things to do before you go:
- Review your family medical history
- Find out if you are due for any general screenings or vaccinations
- Write down a list of issues and questions to take with you
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Newborn Screening
Your newborn infant has screening tests before leaving the hospital. There may be different tests depending on the state where you live. They include:
- Tests on a few drops of blood from pricking the baby's heel. The tests look for inherited disorders. All states test for at least 30 of these conditions.
- A hearing test that measures the baby's response to sound
- A skin test that measures the level of oxygen in the blood. This can tell if the baby has a congenital heart defect.
These tests look for serious medical conditions. If not treated, some of these conditions can cause lifelong health problems. Others can cause early death. With early diagnosis, treatment can begin right away, before serious problems can occur or become permanent.
If a screening shows that your baby might have a condition, the health care provider or the state health department will call you. It is important to follow up quickly. Further testing can verify whether your baby has the condition. If so, treatment should start right away.
NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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ICD-9 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.
Index of Diseases and Injuries Definitions
- And - The word "and" should be interpreted to mean either "and" or "or" when it appears in a title.
- Code also note - A "code also" note instructs that two codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but this note does not provide sequencing direction.
- Code first - Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. For such conditions, the ICD-10-CM has a coding convention that requires the underlying condition be sequenced first followed by the manifestation. Wherever such a combination exists, there is a "use additional code" note at the etiology code, and a "code first" note at the manifestation code. These instructional notes indicate the proper sequencing order of the codes, etiology followed by manifestation.
- Type 1 Excludes Notes - A type 1 Excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
- Type 2 Excludes Notes - A type 2 Excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
- Includes Notes - This note appears immediately under a three character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of the category.
- Inclusion terms - List of terms is included under some codes. These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
- NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable" - This abbreviation in the Alphabetic Index represents "other specified". When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Alphabetic Index directs the coder to the "other specified” code in the Tabular List.
- NOS "Not otherwise specified" - This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.
- See - The "see" instruction following a main term in the Alphabetic Index indicates that another term should be referenced. It is necessary to go to the main term referenced with the "see" note to locate the correct code.
- See Also - A "see also" instruction following a main term in the Alphabetic Index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional Alphabetic Index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the "see also" note when the original main term provides the necessary code.
- 7th Characters - Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
- With - The word "with" should be interpreted to mean "associated with" or "due to" when it appears in a code title, the Alphabetic Index, or an instructional note in the Tabular List. The word "with" in the Alphabetic Index is sequenced immediately following the main term, not in alphabetical order.