Z31.42

Z31.42: Aftercare following sterilization reversal

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z31.42 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for aftercare following sterilization reversal. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z31.42 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Sperm count following sterilization reversal

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z31.42

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Z31.4: Encounter for procreative investigation and testing

postvasectomy sperm count (Z30.8)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z31.42

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on Z31: Encounter for procreative management

complications associated with artificial fertilization (N98.-)
female infertility (N97.-)
male infertility (N46.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with Z31.42

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

Z30.8Encounter for other contraceptive management
Z48.816Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the genitourinary system

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Tuboplasty, after previous sterilization›aftercare
Vasoplasty, after previous sterilization›aftercare
Admission›poststerilization›aftercare
Admission›restoration of organ continuity›aftercare
Admission›tuboplasty following previous sterilization›aftercare
Admission›vasoplasty following previous sterilization›aftercare
Restoration›organ continuity from previous sterilization›aftercare
Sperm counts›postvasectomy›reversal

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z31.4