Z48.298

Z48.298: Encounter for aftercare following other organ transplant

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z48.298 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for aftercare following other organ transplant. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z48.298 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z48.298

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 Z48.298

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

Z48.298 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52474Immunosuppressive Drugs - Policy Article
A55717Billing and Coding: Lab: Flow Cytometry
A56464Billing and Coding: Flow Cytometry
A56718Billing and Coding: Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Aftercare›following surgery›organ transplant›specified NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z48.29

Z48.290Encounter for aftercare following bone marrow transplant