Z48 Non-Billable Code
Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare
Chapter Classification
Chapter 21
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Section Detail
Z40-Z53
Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes1
- 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
excludes2
- encounter for attention to artificial openings (Z43.-)
- encounter for fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)
More Specific Diagnosis Codes
This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.
- Z48.0 - Encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drains
- Z48.1 - Encounter for planned postprocedural wound closure Billable
- Z48.2 - Encounter for aftercare following organ transplant
- Z48.3 - Aftercare following surgery for neoplasm Billable
- Z48.8 - Encounter for other specified postprocedural aftercare
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