ICD-10-CM · Chapter 21 · Z00–Z99
Z48
Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- Z48
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Category
- Z48
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Z48 is a category (header) for encounter for other postprocedural aftercare. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in Z48
- Z48.0Encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drains
- Z48.00Encounter for change or removal of nonsurgical wound dressing
- Z48.01Encounter for change or removal of surgical wound dressing
- Z48.02Encounter for removal of sutures
- Z48.03Encounter for change or removal of drains
- Z48.1Encounter for planned postprocedural wound closure
- Z48.2Encounter for aftercare following organ transplant
- Z48.21Encounter for aftercare following heart transplant
- Z48.22Encounter for aftercare following kidney transplant
- Z48.23Encounter for aftercare following liver transplant
- Z48.24Encounter for aftercare following lung transplant
- Z48.28Encounter for aftercare following multiple organ transplant
- Z48.280Encounter for aftercare following heart-lung transplant
- Z48.288Encounter for aftercare following multiple organ transplant
- Z48.29Encounter for aftercare following other organ transplant
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