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Z47.8 Other specified orthopaedic follow-up care

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Z47.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified orthopaedic follow-up care. It is a four-character subcategory of Z47 (Other orthopaedic follow-up care), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XXI · Z00–Z99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What Z47.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Change, checking or removal of:
    • external fixation or traction device
    • plaster cast

Z47.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

Z47.8Annan specificerad ortopedisk eftervård

NorwayICD-10-NO

Z47.8Kontakt med helsetjenesten for annen spesifisert ortopedisk etterbehandling

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DZ478Kontakt mhp. anden ortopædisk efterbehandling

  • DZ478AKontakt mhp. skiftning af bandage eller skinne til samme type
  • DZ478BKontakt mhp. skiftning af bandage eller skinne til anden type
FinlandICD-10-FI

Z47.8Muu ortopedinen jälkihoito

GermanyICD-10-GM

Z47.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete orthopädische Nachbehandlung

FranceICD-10-FR

Z47.8Autres soins de contrôle orthopédiques précisés

  • Z47.80Soins de contrôle d’appareil externe de fixation ou de traction
  • Z47.88Autres soins de contrôle orthopédiques, NCA
NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Z47.8overige gespecificeerde orthopedische nabehandeling

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • Z47.81Encounter for orthopedic aftercare following surgical amputation
  • Z47.82Encounter for orthopedic aftercare following scoliosis surgery
  • Z47.89Encounter for other orthopedic aftercare

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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