Z48.22

Z48.22: Encounter for aftercare following kidney transplant

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z48.22 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for aftercare following kidney transplant. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z48.22 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z48.22

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Z48: Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare

encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment (Z08-Z09)
encounter for aftercare following injury - code to Injury, by site, with appropriate 7th character for subsequent encounter

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z48.22

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

Written on Z48: Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare

encounter for attention to artificial openings (Z43.-)
encounter for fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Z48.22 is named in 34 Medicare coverage policies: 34 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Aftercare›following surgery›organ transplant›kidney

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.