Oct 01, 2021 · 2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z47.1 Aftercare following joint replacement surgery 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt Z47.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z47.1 became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z47.3 Aftercare following explantation of joint prosthesis Aftercare following explantation of joint prosthesis, staged procedure; Encounter for joint prosthesis insertion following prior explantation of joint prosthesis ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z48 Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T84.52XA [convert to ICD-9-CM] Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal left hip prosthesis, initial encounter. Infect/inflm reaction due to internal left hip prosth, init; Infection of left hip prosthetic joint; Left hip arthroplasty infection. ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T84.52XA.
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T84.011A [convert to ICD-9-CM] Broken internal left hip prosthesis, initial encounter Arthroplasty of broken left hip done; Broken left hip arthroplasty ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M02.252 [convert to ICD-9-CM] Postimmunization arthropathy, left hip
When the reason for an encounter is aftercare following a procedure or injury, the 2012 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines and Reporting should be consulted to ensure that the correct code is assigned. Codes for reporting most types of aftercare are found in Chapter 21. However, aftercare related to injuries is reported with codes from Chapter 19, using seventh-character extensions to identify the service as aftercare.
Aftercare visit codes cover situations occurring when the initial treatment of a disease has been performed and the patient requires continued care during the healing or recovery phase, or care for the long-term consequences of the disease.
Codes for reporting most types of aftercare are found in Chapter 21. However, aftercare related to injuries is reported with codes from Chapter 19, using seventh-character extensions to identify the service as aftercare.
Codes for encounters for antineoplastic radiation, chemotherapy and immunotherapy (Z51.0, Z51.1-) are assigned if the sole reason for the encounter is antineoplastic therapy – even if the patient still has the neoplastic disease.
What is arthroplasty of the hip? Hip replacement (total hip arthroplasty) is surgery to replace a worn out or damaged hip joint. The surgeon replaces the old joint with an artificial joint (prosthesis). This surgery may be a choice after a hip fracture or for severe pain because of arthritis.
Hip replacement (total hip arthroplasty) is surgery to replace a worn out or damaged hip joint. The surgeon replaces the old joint with an artificial joint (prosthesis). This surgery may be a choice after a hip fracture or for severe pain because of arthritis.
Even so, therapists should only use ICD-10 aftercare codes to express patient diagnoses in a very select set of circumstances.
Essentially, you are indicating that the patient is receiving aftercare for the injury. Thus, you should not use aftercare codes in conjunction with injury codes, because doing so would be redundant. 3. You can use Z codes to code for surgical aftercare.
ICD-10 introduced the seventh character to streamline the way providers denote different encounter types—namely, those in volving active treatment versus those involving subsequent care. However, not all ICD-10 diagnosis codes include the option to add a seventh character. For example, most of the codes contained in chapter 13 of the tabular list (a.k.a. the musculoskeletal chapter) do not allow for seventh characters. And that makes sense considering that most of those codes represent conditions—including bone, joint, or muscle conditions that are recurrent or resulting from a healed injury—for which therapy treatment does progress in the same way it does for acute injuries.
In situations where it’s appropriate to use Z codes, “aftercare codes are generally the first listed diagnosis,” Gray writes. However, that doesn’t mean the Z code should be the only diagnosis code listed for that patient.
However, that doesn’t mean the Z code should be the only diagnosis code listed for that patient.
In many cases, yes; a patient who undergoes surgery mid-plan of care should receive a re-evaluation. However, per the above-linked article, "some commercial payers may consider the post-op treatment period a new episode of care, in which case you’d need to use an evaluation code.".