Z47.2
Z47.2: Encounter for removal of internal fixation device
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z47.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for removal of internal fixation device. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z47.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- encounter for adjustment of internal fixation device for fracture treatment- code to fracture with appropriate 7th character
- encounter for removal of external fixation device- code to fracture with 7th character D
- infection or inflammatory reaction to internal fixation device (T84.6-)
- mechanical complication of internal fixation device (T84.1-)
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z47.2
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
Z47.2 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Aftercare›following surgery›removal of internal fixation device
- Encounter›removal›internal fixation device
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.