Z48.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified surgical follow-up care. 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
Z48.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z48.8Annan specificerad kirurgisk eftervård
- Z48.8AAnnan specificerad kirurgisk eftervård vid sjukdom i cirkulationsorganen
- Z48.8WAnnan specificerad kirurgisk eftervård vid sjukdom med ospecificerad lokalisation
Z48.8Kontakt med helsetjenesten for annen spesifisert etterbehandling etter operasjon
DZ488Kontakt mhp. anden efterbehandling efter operation
- DZ488CRekonstruktion efter tidligere tumorkirurgi
- DZ488DKontakt mhp. postoperativ vurdering efter fedmekirurgi
Z48.8Muu kirurginen jälkihoito
Z48.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete Nachbehandlung nach chirurgischem Eingriff
Z48.8Autres soins de contrôle chirurgicaux précisés
Z48.8overige gespecificeerde vormen van chirurgische nabehandeling
Listed through more specific codes:
- Z48.89Encounter for other specified surgical 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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