Medical Diagnosis Code In October 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved a medical diagnosis code for elopement. The code is listed as V40.31 – Wandering in Diseases Classified Elsewhere. Caregivers of those at risk of wandering should discuss this diagnosis code with their physician. Official diagnosis may assist with insurance coverage for safety equipment and strengthen requests for implementation of safety-related strategies and accommodations in a student’s IEP. • V40.31 will be replaced by an equivalent code (or codes) when the United States transitions from the ICD-9-CM coding system to an updated version, ICD-10- CM on October 1, 2015.
Caregivers of those at risk of wandering should discuss this diagnosis code with their physician.
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