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ICD-10-CM-2023 > Z00-Z99 > Z40-Z53 > Z48
Z40-Z53
Encounters for other specific health care
Info:
Categories Z40-Z53 are intended for use to indicate a reason for care. They may be used for patients who have already been treated for a disease or injury, but who are receiving aftercare or prophylactic care, or care to consolidate the treatment, or to deal with a residual state
Excl2.:
follow-up examination for medical surveillance after treatment (Z08-Z09)
Z48

Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare

Excl1.:
encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment (Z08-Z09)
encounter for aftercare following injury - code to Injury, by site, with appropriate 7th character for subsequent encounter
Excl2.:
encounter for attention to artificial openings (Z43.-)
encounter for fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)
Z48.0

Encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drains

Excl1.:
encounter for planned postprocedural wound closure (Z48.1)
Z48.00
Encounter for change or removal of nonsurgical wound dressing
Info:
Encounter for change or removal of wound dressing NOS
Z48.01
Encounter for change or removal of surgical wound dressing
Z48.02
Encounter for removal of sutures
Info:
Encounter for removal of staples
Z48.03
Encounter for change or removal of drains
Z48.1
Encounter for planned postprocedural wound closure
Excl1.:
encounter for attention to dressings and sutures (Z48.0-)
Z48.2

Encounter for aftercare following organ transplant

Z48.21
Encounter for aftercare following heart transplant
Z48.22
Encounter for aftercare following kidney transplant
Z48.23
Encounter for aftercare following liver transplant
Z48.24
Encounter for aftercare following lung transplant
Z48.28
Encounter for aftercare following multiple organ transplant
Z48.280
Encounter for aftercare following heart-lung transplant
Z48.288
Encounter for aftercare following multiple organ transplant
Z48.29
Encounter for aftercare following other organ transplant
Z48.290
Encounter for aftercare following bone marrow transplant
Z48.298
Encounter for aftercare following other organ transplant
Z48.3
Aftercare following surgery for neoplasm
Use add'l
code to identify the neoplasm
Z48.8

Encounter for other specified postprocedural aftercare

Z48.81
Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems
Info:
These codes identify the body system requiring aftercare. They are for use in conjunction with other aftercare codes to fully explain the aftercare encounter. The condition treated should also be coded if still present.
Excl1.:
aftercare for injury- code the injury with 7th character D
aftercare following surgery for neoplasm (Z48.3)
Excl2.:
aftercare following organ transplant (Z48.2-)
orthopedic aftercare (Z47.-)
Z48.810
Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the sense organs
Z48.811
Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the nervous system
Excl2.:
encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the sense organs (Z48.810)
Z48.812
Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the circulatory system
Z48.813
Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the respiratory system
Z48.814
Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the teeth or oral cavity
Z48.815
Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the digestive system
Z48.816
Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the genitourinary system
Excl1.:
encounter for aftercare following sterilization reversal (Z31.42)
Z48.817
Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Z48.89
Encounter for other specified surgical aftercare

 

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