Z42 Encounter for plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injury

Non-billable header with 2 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• encounter for cosmetic plastic surgery (Z41.1)
• encounter for plastic surgery for treatment of current injury - code to relevent injury

Applies from Z42 Encounter for plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injury

Excludes1 (never code together)

• encounter for cosmetic plastic surgery (Z41.1)
• encounter for plastic surgery for treatment of current injury - code to relevent injury

Codes under Z42

• Z42.1 Encounter for breast reconstruction following mastectomy
• Z42.8 Encounter for other plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injury

Code annotations containing back-references to Z42

Back-references to Z42

• Type 1 Excludes: Z41.1 Encounter for cosmetic surgery ("encounter for plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injury (Z42.-)")

Back-references to Z42

• Type 1 Excludes: Z41.1 Encounter for cosmetic surgery ("encounter for plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injury (Z42.-)")

Nearby codes

• Z42 Encounter for plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injury (this code)
• Z42.1 Encounter for breast reconstruction following mastectomy
• Z42.8 Encounter for other plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injury