Z48.89
Z48.89: Encounter for other specified surgical aftercare
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z48.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for other specified surgical aftercare. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z48.89 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above Z48.89
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z48.89
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Z48.89 is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies: 10 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›specified NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.