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Z47.1

Z47.1: Aftercare following joint replacement surgery

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z47.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for aftercare following joint replacement surgery. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

  • code to identify the joint (Z96.6-)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z47.1

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Z47: Orthopedic aftercare

  • aftercare for healing fracture-code to fracture with 7th character D

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Z47.1 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
  • A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Aftercare›following surgery›joint replacement

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z47

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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