Z48.00
Encounter for change or removal of nonsurgical wound dressing
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where Z48.00 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- Z48 Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare
- Z48.0 Parent Encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drains
- Z48.00 This code Encounter for change or removal of nonsurgical wound dressing
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Inclusion Terms
Encounter for change or removal of wound dressing NOS
Excludes1
encounter for planned postprocedural wound closure ( Z48.1 )
Inherited from Z48.0 — Encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drains
Excludes1
encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment (Z08-Z09)
Inherited from Z48 — Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare
Excludes1
encounter for aftercare following injury - code to Injury, by site, with appropriate 7th character for subsequent encounter
Inherited from Z48 — Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare
Version History
How Z48.00 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentEncounter for change or removal of nonsurgical wound dressing
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedEncounter for change or removal of nonsurgical wound dressing
Related Codes
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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