ICD-10 Code for Aftercare

Main code

Z51.89 – Encounter for other specified aftercare

Billable

Yes

See also

Care

Index entries for Aftercare

• following surgery (for) (on)
  • amputation – Z47.81
  • attention to
    • drains – Z48.03
    • dressings (nonsurgical) – Z48.00
      • surgical – Z48.01
    • sutures – Z48.02
  • circulatory system – Z48.812
  • delayed (planned) – Z48.1
  • digestive system – Z48.815
  • explantation of joint prosthesis (staged procedure)
    • hip – Z47.32
    • knee – Z47.33
    • shoulder – Z47.31
  • genitourinary system – Z48.816
  • joint replacement – Z47.1
  • neoplasm – Z48.3
  • nervous system – Z48.811
  • oral cavity – Z48.814
  • organ transplant
    • bone marrow – Z48.290
    • heart – Z48.21
    • heart-lung – Z48.280
    • kidney – Z48.22
    • liver – Z48.23
    • lung – Z48.24
    • multiple organs NEC – Z48.288
    • specified NEC – Z48.298
  • orthopedic NEC – Z47.89
  • planned wound closure – Z48.1
  • removal of internal fixation device – Z47.2
  • respiratory system – Z48.813
  • scoliosis – Z47.82
  • sense organs – Z48.810
  • skin and subcutaneous tissue – Z48.817
  • specified body system
    • circulatory – Z48.812
    • digestive – Z48.815
    • genitourinary – Z48.816
    • nervous – Z48.811
    • oral cavity – Z48.814
    • respiratory – Z48.813
    • sense organs – Z48.810
    • skin and subcutaneous tissue – Z48.817
    • teeth – Z48.814
  • specified NEC – Z48.89
  • spinal – Z47.89
  • teeth – Z48.814
• fracture - code to fracture with seventh character D
• involving
  • removal of
    • drains – Z48.03
    • dressings (nonsurgical) – Z48.00
    • staples – Z48.02
    • surgical dressings – Z48.01
    • sutures – Z48.02
• neuropacemaker (brain) (peripheral nerve) (spinal cord) – Z46.2
  • implanted – Z45.42
• orthopedic NEC – Z47.89
• postprocedural – see Aftercare, following surgery