Use Z codes to code for surgical aftercare. Z47. 89, Encounter for other orthopedic aftercare, and. Z47.Aug 6, 2021
Z48.812022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z48. 81: Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems.
Disruption of external operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter. T81. 31XA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Z48.811ICD-10-CM Code for Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the nervous system Z48. 811.
ICD-10-CM Code for Complication of surgical and medical care, unspecified, initial encounter T88. 9XXA.
998.83 - Non-healing surgical wound. ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10-CM Code for Encounter for change or removal of surgical wound dressing Z48. 01.
Postoperative wound infection is classified to ICD-9-CM code 998.59, Other postoperative infection. Code 998.59 also includes postoperative intra-abdominal abscess, postoperative stitch abscess, postoperative subphrenic abscess, postoperative wound abscess, and postoperative septicemia.Feb 28, 2011
Wound dehiscence is a surgery complication where the incision, a cut made during a surgical procedure, reopens. It is sometimes called wound breakdown, wound disruption, or wound separation. Partial dehiscence means that the edges of an incision have pulled apart in one or more small areas.Apr 14, 2021
Cervical laminectomy Laminectomy is surgery that creates space by removing the lamina — the back part of a vertebra that covers your spinal canal. Also known as decompression surgery, laminectomy enlarges your spinal canal to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves.Jul 1, 2020
Valid for SubmissionICD-10:Z47.89Short Description:Encounter for other orthopedic aftercareLong Description:Encounter for other orthopedic aftercare
Aftercare following joint replacement surgery 1 Z47.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM Z47.1 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z47.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 Z47.1 may differ.
Categories Z40-Z53 are intended for use to indicate a reason for care. They may be used for patients who have already been treated for a disease or injury, but who are receiving aftercare or prophylactic care, or care to consolidate the treatment, or to deal with a residual state. Type 2 Excludes.
The condition treated should also be coded if still present. Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here.".
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.