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Z47.8

Z47.8: Encounter for other orthopedic aftercare

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Z47.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for encounter for other orthopedic aftercare. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z47.8

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.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead Z47.8

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under Z47

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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