DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

Z48 Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare

  • Header · not billable

Z48 is not billable. The category heads 23 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 5 subdivisions.

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Where it sits

  1. Chapter 21 Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
  2. Z40-Z53 Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53)
  3. Z48 Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare
Billable codes
23
Subdivisions
5
CC / MCC codes
6 / 0
HCC V28 codes
5
New FY2027
0
Index entries
58

Codes in Z48

  1. Z48.0
    Encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drains
    Header
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • encounter for planned postprocedural wound closure (Z48.1) Z48.1
  2. Z48.00
    Encounter for change or removal of nonsurgical wound dressing
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Encounter for change or removal of wound dressing NOS
  3. Z48.01
    Encounter for change or removal of surgical wound dressing
    BillableExempt
  4. Z48.02
    Encounter for removal of sutures
    BillableExempt
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Encounter for removal of staples
  5. Z48.03
    Encounter for change or removal of drains
    BillableExempt
  6. Z48.1
    Encounter for planned postprocedural wound closure
    BillableExempt
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • encounter for attention to dressings and sutures (Z48.0-) Z48.0
  7. Z48.2
    Encounter for aftercare following organ transplant
    Header
  8. Z48.21
    Encounter for aftercare following heart transplant
    BillableCC221Exempt
  9. Z48.22
    Encounter for aftercare following kidney transplant
    BillableCCExempt
  10. Z48.23
    Encounter for aftercare following liver transplant
    BillableCC62Exempt
  11. Z48.24
    Encounter for aftercare following lung transplant
    BillableCC276Exempt
  12. Z48.28
    Encounter for aftercare following multiple organ transplant
    Header
  13. Z48.280
    Encounter for aftercare following heart-lung transplant
    BillableCC221 276Exempt
  14. Z48.288
    Encounter for aftercare following multiple organ transplant
    BillableExempt
  15. Z48.29
    Encounter for aftercare following other organ transplant
    Header
  16. Z48.290
    Encounter for aftercare following bone marrow transplant
    BillableCC454Exempt
  17. Z48.298
    Encounter for aftercare following other organ transplant
    BillableExempt
  18. Z48.3
    Aftercare following surgery for neoplasm
    BillableExempt
    Use additional code 1

    Use additional code

    • code to identify the neoplasm
  19. Z48.8
    Encounter for other specified postprocedural aftercare
    Header
  20. Z48.81
    Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 2, Excludes2 2

    Inclusion terms

    • These codes identify the body system requiring aftercare. They are for use in conjunction with other aftercare codes to fully explain the aftercare encounter. The condition treated should also be coded if still present.

    Excludes1

    • aftercare for injury- code the injury with 7th character D
    • aftercare following surgery for neoplasm (Z48.3) Z48.3

    Excludes2

    • aftercare following organ transplant (Z48.2-) Z48.2
    • orthopedic aftercare (Z47.-) Z47
  21. Z48.810
    Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the sense organs
    BillableExempt
  22. Z48.811
    Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the nervous system
    BillableExempt
    Excludes2 1

    Excludes2

    • encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the sense organs (Z48.810) Z48.810
  23. Z48.812
    Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the circulatory system
    BillableExempt
  24. Z48.813
    Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the respiratory system
    BillableExempt
  25. Z48.814
    Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the teeth or oral cavity
    BillableExempt
  26. Z48.815
    Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the digestive system
    BillableExempt
  27. Z48.816
    Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the genitourinary system
    BillableExempt
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • encounter for aftercare following sterilization reversal (Z31.42) Z31.42
  28. Z48.817
    Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the skin and subcutaneous tissue
    BillableExempt
  29. Z48.89
    Encounter for other specified surgical aftercare
    BillableExempt

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At Z48

Excludes1

  • encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment (Z08-Z09) Z08 Z09
  • encounter for aftercare following injury - code to Injury, by site, with appropriate 7th character for subsequent encounter

Excludes2

  • encounter for attention to artificial openings (Z43.-) Z43
  • encounter for fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46) Z44 Z46

Notes that also apply

Block Z40-Z53 instructions (Inclusion terms 1, Excludes2 1): printed on the block page.

Chapter 21 instructions (Notes 3): printed on the chapter 21 page.

Index entries

  • Wound check → Z48.0-
  • Checking (of)wound → Z48.0-
  • Change(s) (in) (of)dressing (nonsurgical) → Z48.00
  • Removal (from) (of)dressing (nonsurgical) → Z48.00
  • Attention (to)surgical dressings → Z48.01
  • Attention (to)sutures → Z48.02
  • Removal (from) (of)staples → Z48.02
  • Removal (from) (of)suture → Z48.02
  • Sutureremoval → Z48.02
  • Removal (from) (of)drains → Z48.03
  • Admission (for)change ofdressing (nonsurgical) → Z48.00
  • Admission (for)removal ofdressing (nonsurgical) → Z48.00
  • Admission (for)change ofsurgical dressing → Z48.01
  • Admission (for)removal ofsurgical dressing → Z48.01
  • Change(s) (in) (of)dressing (nonsurgical)surgical → Z48.01
  • Removal (from) (of)dressing (nonsurgical)surgical → Z48.01
  • Admission (for)removal ofstaples → Z48.02
  • Admission (for)removal ofsutures → Z48.02
  • Admission (for)removal ofdrains → Z48.03
  • Aftercarefollowing surgery (for) (on)delayed (planned) wound closure → Z48.1
  • Aftercarefollowing surgery (for) (on)planned wound closure → Z48.1
  • Aftercarefollowing surgery (for) (on)neoplasm → Z48.3
  • Aftercarefollowing surgery (for) (on)sense organs → Z48.810
  • Aftercarefollowing surgery (for) (on)nervous system → Z48.811
  • Aftercarefollowing surgery (for) (on)circulatory system → Z48.812
  • Aftercarefollowing surgery (for) (on)respiratory system → Z48.813
  • Aftercarefollowing surgery (for) (on)oral cavity → Z48.814
  • Aftercarefollowing surgery (for) (on)teeth → Z48.814
  • Aftercarefollowing surgery (for) (on)digestive system → Z48.815
  • Aftercarefollowing surgery (for) (on)genitourinary system → Z48.816
  • Aftercarefollowing surgery (for) (on)skin and subcutaneous tissue → Z48.817
  • Aftercarefollowing surgery (for) (on)specified NEC → Z48.89
  • Aftercarefollowing surgery (for) (on)attention todressings (nonsurgical) → Z48.00
  • Aftercareinvolvingremoval ofdressings (nonsurgical) → Z48.00
  • Aftercareinvolvingremoval ofsurgical dressings → Z48.01
  • Aftercarefollowing surgery (for) (on)attention tosutures → Z48.02
  • Aftercareinvolvingremoval ofstaples → Z48.02
  • Aftercareinvolvingremoval ofsutures → Z48.02
  • Aftercarefollowing surgery (for) (on)attention todrains → Z48.03
  • Aftercareinvolvingremoval ofdrains → Z48.03

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