1 Z47.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 Short description: Encounter for orthopedic aftercare following surgical amp 3 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM Z47.81 became effective on October 1, 2020. More items...
Diagnosis Code Z47.81. ICD-10: Z47.81. Short Description: Encounter for orthopedic aftercare following surgical amp. Long Description: Encounter for orthopedic aftercare following surgical amputation.
Codes Z47 Orthopedic aftercare Z47.1 Aftercare following joint replacement surgery Z47.2 Encounter for removal of internal fixation device
Infection following a procedure, other surgical site. 2019 - New Code Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code. T81.49 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. ICD-10-CM T81.49 is a new 2019 ICD-10-CM code that became effective on October 1, 2018.
81: Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems.
Use Z codes to code for surgical aftercare. Z47. 89, Encounter for other orthopedic aftercare, and. Z47.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S99. 921A became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10-CM Code for Encounter for other orthopedic aftercare Z47. 89.
ICD-10 Code for Disruption of external operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter- T81. 31XA- Codify by AAPC.
Z aftercare codes are used in office follow-up situations in which the initial treatment of a disease is complete and the patient requires continued care during the healing or recovery phase or for long-term consequences of the disease.
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99024Post-operative visits should be reported with CPT code 99024 when the visit is furnished on the same day as an unrelated E/M service (billed with modifier 24).
S99. 921A - Unspecified injury of right foot [initial encounter]. ICD-10-CM.
Encounter for other orthopedic aftercare Z47. 89 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. 89 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Presence of other orthopedic joint implants Z96. 698 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 Z96. 698 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Z98.1ICD-10-CM Code for Arthrodesis status Z98. 1.
Z47.81 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of encounter for orthopedic aftercare following surgical amputation. The code Z47.81 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The code is exempt from present on admission (POA) reporting for inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals.
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.
Z47.81 is exempt from POA reporting - The Present on Admission (POA) indicator is used for diagnosis codes included in claims involving inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals. POA indicators must be reported to CMS on each claim to facilitate the grouping of diagnoses codes into the proper Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG). CMS publishes a listing of specific diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirement. Review other POA exempt codes here.
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The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Z48.81. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.