Z48.816
Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the genitourinary system
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where Z48.816 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- Z48 Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare
- Z48.8 Encounter for other specified postprocedural aftercare
- Z48.81 Parent Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems
- Z48.816 This code Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the genitourinary system
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.
Excludes1
encounter for aftercare following sterilization reversal ( Z31.42 )
Excludes1
encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment (Z08-Z09)
Inherited from Z48 — Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare
Excludes1
aftercare for injury- code the injury with 7th character D
Inherited from Z48.81 — Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems
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
Excludes2
encounter for attention to artificial openings ( Z43 .-)
Inherited from Z48 — Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare
Excludes2
aftercare following organ transplant ( Z48.2- )
Inherited from Z48.81 — Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems
Excludes2
encounter for fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)
Inherited from Z48 — Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare
Version History
How Z48.816 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentEncounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the genitourinary system
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedEncounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the genitourinary system
Related Codes
Other codes under Z48.81
- Z48.810 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the sense organs Billable
- Z48.811 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the nervous system Billable
- Z48.812 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the circulatory system Billable
- Z48.813 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the respiratory system Billable
- Z48.814 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the teeth or oral cavity Billable
- Z48.815 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the digestive system Billable
- Z48.817 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the skin and subcutaneous tissue Billable
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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