Z48
Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Excludes1
encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment (Z08-Z09)
Excludes1
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 .-)
Excludes2
encounter for fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)
More Specific Codes
5 codes under Z48
- Z48.0 Encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drains Has subcodes
- Z48.1 Encounter for planned postprocedural wound closure Billable
- Z48.2 Encounter for aftercare following organ transplant Has subcodes
- Z48.3 Aftercare following surgery for neoplasm Billable
- Z48.8 Encounter for other specified postprocedural aftercare Has subcodes
Version History
How Z48 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentEncounter for other postprocedural aftercare
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedEncounter for other postprocedural aftercare
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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