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Diagnosis Code

Z48.89 ENCOUNTER FOR OTHER SPECIFIED SURGICAL AFTERCARE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Z48.89

Short Description: Encounter for other specified surgical aftercare

Long Description: Encounter for other specified surgical aftercare

The code Z48.89 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)
        • Z48.89 Encounter for other specified surgical aftercare

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Convalescence
  • Convalescence after surgery
  • Postoperative visit
  • Surgical follow-up

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code Z48.89 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Aftercare With Cc/mcc (949)
  • Aftercare Without Cc/mcc (950)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Z48.89 Right Arrow V58.49 Postop oth specfd aftrcr

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.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
Z48 Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare
Z48.0 Encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drains
Z48.00 Encounter for change or removal of nonsurgical wound dressing
Z48.01 Encounter for change or removal of surgical wound dressing
Z48.02 Encounter for removal of sutures
Z48.03 Encounter for change or removal of drains
Z48.1 Encounter for planned postprocedural wound closure
Z48.2 Encounter for aftercare following organ transplant
Z48.21 Encounter for aftercare following heart transplant
Z48.22 Encounter for aftercare following kidney transplant
Z48.23 Encounter for aftercare following liver transplant
Z48.24 Encounter for aftercare following lung transplant
Z48.28 Encounter for aftercare following multiple organ transplant
Z48.280 Encounter for aftercare following heart-lung transplant
Z48.288 Encounter for aftercare following multiple organ transplant
Z48.29 Encounter for aftercare following other organ transplant
Z48.290 Encounter for aftercare following bone marrow transplant
Z48.298 Encounter for aftercare following other organ transplant
Z48.3 Aftercare following surgery for neoplasm
Z48.8 Encounter for other specified postprocedural aftercare
Z48.81 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems
Z48.810 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the sense organs
Z48.811 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the nervous system
Z48.812 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the circulatory system
Z48.813 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the respiratory system
Z48.814 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the teeth or oral cavity
Z48.815 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the digestive system
Z48.816 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the genitourinary system
Z48.817 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the skin and subcutaneous tissue

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

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