Excludes2

  • follow-up examination for medical surveillance after treatment (Z08-Z09)
  1. Z48 Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare

    Excludes1

    • encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment (Z08-Z09)
    • encounter for aftercare following injury - code to Injury, by site, with appropriate 7th character for subsequent encounter

    Excludes2

    • encounter for attention to artificial openings (Z43.-)
    • encounter for fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)
    1. Z48.0 Encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drains

      1. Z48.00 Encounter for change or removal of nonsurgical wound dressing

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Encounter for change or removal of wound dressing NOS
      2. Z48.01 Encounter for change or removal of surgical wound dressing

      3. Z48.02 Encounter for removal of sutures

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Encounter for removal of staples
      4. Z48.03 Encounter for change or removal of drains

    2. Z48.1 Encounter for planned postprocedural wound closure

    3. Z48.2 Encounter for aftercare following organ transplant

      1. Z48.21 Encounter for aftercare following heart transplant

      2. Z48.22 Encounter for aftercare following kidney transplant

      3. Z48.23 Encounter for aftercare following liver transplant

      4. Z48.24 Encounter for aftercare following lung transplant

      5. 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
      6. 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
    4. Z48.3 Aftercare following surgery for neoplasm

    5. Z48.8 Encounter for other specified postprocedural aftercare

      1. Z48.81 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems

        Inclusion term(s):

        • These codes identify the body system requiring aftercare. They are for use in conjunction with other aftercare codes to fully explain the aftercare encounter. The condition treated should also be coded if still present.
        • 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
      2. Z48.89 Encounter for other specified surgical aftercare

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.