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ICD-10-CM Codes Z00-Z99 Z40-Z53 Z48

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z48

Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare

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Excludes-1 for Z48:

  • 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

Excludes-2 for Z48:

  • encounter for attention to artificial openings (Z43.-)

  • encounter for fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)

Codes Hierarchy:

    • Z48  Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare
      • Z48.0 Encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drains
        • Z48.00  Encounter for change or removal of nonsurgical wound dressing
        • Z48.01  Encounter for change or removal of surgical wound dressing
        • Z48.02  Encounter for removal of sutures
        • Z48.03  Encounter for change or removal of drains
      • Z48.1  Encounter for planned postprocedural wound closure
      • 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
      • Z48.8 Encounter for other specified postprocedural aftercare
        • Z48.81 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems
          • Z48.810  Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the sense organs
          • Z48.811  Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the nervous system
          • 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
          • Z48.817  Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the skin and subcutaneous tissue
        • Z48.89  Encounter for other specified surgical aftercare