Z42.8 Encounter for other plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injury

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

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

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 606-607 in MDC 09.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V51.8 Other aftercare involving the use of plastic surgery (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to Z42.8

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.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z42.8

• Admission (for) › plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injury NEC
• Admission (for) › reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injury NEC
• Encounter (with health service) (for) › plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injury NEC
• Encounter (with health service) (for) › reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injury NEC

Nearby codes

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