Billable Medical Code for Screening Examination for Venereal Disease
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM V74.5
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM V74.5.
The Short Description Is: Screen for veneral dis.
Known As
Screening for venereal disease is also know as screening for sexually transmitted disease (STD), screening for sexually transmitted disease (STD) done, and screening for STD. This excludes special screening for nonbacterial sexually transmitted diseases (V73.81-V73.89, V75.4, V75.8). This applies to screening for bacterial and spirochetal sexually transmitted diseases and screening for sexually transmitted diseases NOS.
Screening For Venereal Disease Definition
Screening for venereal disease is the term for vaginal examinations and blood tests which test for any type of venereal disease or sexually transmitted diseases.