Z48 is the ICD-10 code for Other surgical follow-up care. It is a three-character category divided into 3 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 Z48 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Subcodes of Z48
Z48 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DZ48Kontakter mhp. andre efterbehandlinger efter kirurgisk indgreb
Z48Muu kirurginen jälkihoito
Z48Andere Nachbehandlung nach chirurgischem Eingriff
Z48Autres soins de contrôle chirurgicaux
Z48overige chirurgisch nabehandeling
Listed through more specific codes:
- Z48.1Encounter for planned postprocedural wound closure
- Z48.3Aftercare following surgery for neoplasm
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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