ICD-10-CM
Z48.81
Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems
- Kind
- Header. Not a billable code.
- Category
- Z48
Codes under Z48.81
A header groups codes and is not billed. A billable code is one you can report.
- Z48.810Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the sense organsBillable
- Z48.811Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the nervous systemBillable
- Z48.812Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the circulatory systemBillable
- Z48.813Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the respiratory systemBillable
- Z48.814Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the teeth or oral cavityBillable
- Z48.815Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the digestive systemBillable
- Z48.816Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the genitourinary systemBillable
- Z48.817Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the skin and subcutaneous tissueBillable
It's the public CDC file. Check the official guidelines before you code.
Excludes1
Excludes1 means these codes are not reported together.
- aftercare for injury- code the injury with 7th character D
- Z48.3Aftercare following surgery for neoplasm
Excludes2
Excludes2 means the other condition can be reported with this one when both are documented.
- Z48.2-Aftercare following organ transplant
- orthopedic aftercare (Z47.-)
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