Category: Z48 - Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare

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 Section Notes

 Z48

Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare

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

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

encounter for planned postprocedural wound closure (Z48.1)

 Z48.00

Encounter for change or removal of nonsurgical wound dressing

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

Encounter for removal of staples

 Z48.03

Encounter for change or removal of drains

 Z48.1

Encounter for planned postprocedural wound closure

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 additional 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

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.

aftercare for injury- code the injury with 7th character D

aftercare following surgery for neoplasm (Z48.3)

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

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

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