Z47.81

Z47.81: Encounter for orthopedic aftercare following surgical amputation

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z47.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for orthopedic aftercare following surgical amputation. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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code to identify the limb amputated (Z89.-)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z47.81

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

Z47.81 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›amputation

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.