Diagnosis Code

Z48.3 AFTERCARE FOLLOWING SURGERY FOR NEOPLASM


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Z48.3

Short Description: Aftercare following surgery for neoplasm

Long Description: Aftercare following surgery for neoplasm

The code Z48.3 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99)
    • Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53)
      • Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare (Z48)
        • Z48.3 Aftercare following surgery for neoplasm

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code Z48.3 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Aftercare With Cc/mcc (949)
  • Aftercare Without Cc/mcc (950)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code Z48.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

    Crosswalk Information

    ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
    Z48.3 Right Arrow V58.42 Aftercare neoplasm surg

    This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

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    This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023