Z48.23: Encounter for aftercare following liver transplant
Z48.23 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for aftercare following liver transplant. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z48.23 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above Z48.23
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z48.23
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
Z48.23 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 62 Liver Transplant Status/Complications0.376 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
Z48.23 is named in 16 Medicare coverage policies: 16 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52474Immunosuppressive Drugs - Policy Article
- A55717Billing and Coding: Lab: Flow Cytometry
- A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Aftercare›following surgery›organ transplant›liver
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.