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Z98.890

Z98.890: Other specified postprocedural states

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z98.890 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified postprocedural states. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Personal history of surgery, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z98.890

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

Written on Z98: Other postprocedural states

  • aftercare (Z43-Z49, Z51)
  • follow-up medical care (Z08-Z09)
  • Fontan related circulation (I27.84-)
  • postprocedural complication - see Alphabetical Index

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Z98.890 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 8 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57497Billing and Coding: Chest X-Ray Policynot covered
  • A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
  • A53775Billing and Coding: Frequency and Duration for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • A56461Billing and Coding: Endoscopy by Capsule

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Postoperative›state NEC
  • Status›postoperative NEC(postprocedural)
  • Status›postsurgical NEC(postprocedural)
  • History›personal›surgery NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z98.89

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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