Z42 is the ICD-10 code for Follow-up care involving plastic surgery. It is a three-character category divided into 7 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block Z40–Z54 (Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and health care) in Chapter XXI, Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XXI · Z00–Z99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What Z42 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- plastic and reconstructive surgery following healed injury or operation
- repair of scarred tissue
What Z42 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- plastic surgery:
- as treatment for current injury - code to relevant injury - see Alphabetical Index
- for unacceptable cosmetic appearance Z41.1
Subcodes of Z42
- Z42.0Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of head and neck
- Z42.1Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of breast
- Z42.2Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of other parts of trunk
- Z42.3Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of upper extremity
- Z42.4Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of lower extremity
- Z42.8Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of other body part
- Z42.9Follow-up care involving plastic surgery, unspecified
Z42 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DZ42Kontakter mhp. plastikkirurgisk efterbehandling
Z42Plastiikkakirurginen jälkihoito
Z42Nachbehandlung unter Anwendung plastischer Chirurgie
Z42Soins de contrôle comprenant une opération plastique
Z42nabehandeling met plastische chirurgie
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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