ICD-10-CM category
Z48 Other surgical follow-up care
Z48 is a category, not a billable code. Report one of the 23 complete codes below.
Codes in Z48
- 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
- Z48.21Encounter 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
- Z48.280Encounter for aftercare following heart-lung transplant
- Z48.288Encounter for aftercare following multiple organ transplant
- Z48.290Encounter for aftercare following bone marrow transplant
- Z48.298Encounter for aftercare following other organ transplant
- Z48.3Aftercare following surgery for neoplasm
- Z48.810Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the sense organs
- Z48.811Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the nervous system
- Z48.812Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the circulatory system
- Z48.813Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the respiratory system
- Z48.814Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the teeth or oral cavity
- Z48.815Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the digestive system
- Z48.816Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the genitourinary system
- Z48.817Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Z48.89Encounter for other specified surgical aftercare
Outside the US? Z48 in the international WHO ICD-10 lists its inclusion and exclusion notes.
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ICD-10-CM is developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and is based on the WHO ICD-10. Codes and titles are reproduced unchanged from the FY2026 code list (effective 1 October 2025). Their use here does not imply endorsement by CDC, HHS or the U.S. Government. Changes effective on or after 1 October 2026 may not be reflected yet; check the current release at cdc.gov or cms.gov before submitting claims.
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