Z48.0 is the ICD-10 code for Attention to surgical dressings and sutures. It is a four-character subcategory of Z48 (Other surgical 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 Z48.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Change of dressings
- Removal of sutures
Z48.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z48.0Kontakt med helsetjenesten for ettersyn av operasjonsbandasje eller sutur
DZ480Kontakt mhp. tilsyn med forbindinger eller suturer efter operation
Z48.0Siteiden ja ompeleiden käsittely
Z48.0Kontrolle von Verbänden und Nähten
Z48.0Surveillance des sutures et pansements chirurgicaux
Z48.0zorg voor chirurgische hechtingen en verbanden
Listed through more specific codes:
- 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
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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