ICD-10 code: Z48. 0 Attention to surgical dressings and sutures.
ICD-10 Code for Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems- Z48. 81- Codify by AAPC.
2022 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 0HQ4XZZ: Repair Neck Skin, External Approach.
ICD-10-CM Code for Infection of obstetric surgical wound O86. 0.
998.83 - Non-healing surgical wound. ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10 code Z48. 89 for Encounter for other specified surgical aftercare is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
Codes 97605 and 97606 are used for placement of a non-disposable wound vac device, while codes 97607 and 97608 are used if the wound vac is disposable.
Secondary wound closure, also known as healing by secondary intention, describes the healing of a wound in which the wound edges cannot be approximated. Secondary closure requires a granulation tissue matrix to be built to fill the wound defect.
Complex Wound RepairsCPT CodeDescription131511.1 cm to 2.5 cm131522.6 cm to 7.5 cm13153each additional 5 cm or less13160Secondary closure of surgical wound or dehiscence, extensive or complicated10 more rows•May 29, 2020
9: Fever, unspecified.
Wound disruption was defined as subcutaneous skin dehiscence (from any cause including seroma or hematoma) or fascial dehiscence. Women with wound infections were excluded. Patient demographics, medical co-morbidities, and intrapartum characteristics were evaluated as potential risk factors.
Postpartum uterine dehiscence is the opening of the incision line after cesarean section. It is a rare clinical condition. Risk factors include diabetes, emergency surgery, infection, suture technique, hematoma on the uterine incision line, and retrovesical hematoma.
Debridement may be billed separately when (1) the wound is grossly contaminated and requires prolonged cleansing, (2) appreciable amounts of devitalized or contaminated tissue are removed, or (3) debridement is carried out separately without immediate primary closure.
Your CPT® codebook is the definitive source, providing full definitions for each type of repair: “Simple repair is used when the wound is superficial; eg, involving primarily epidermis or dermis, or subcutaneous tissues without significant involvement of deeper structures, and requires simple one layer closure.”
There are three categories of wound healing—primary, secondary and tertiary wound healing.
CPT® Code 12011 in section: Simple repair of superficial wounds of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips and/or mucous membranes.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z48.0 became effective on October 1, 2021.
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.
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier.
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S11.20. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.