Z48.3 Aftercare following surgery for neoplasm

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

Use additional code

• code to identify the neoplasm

Applies from Z48 Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare

Excludes1 (never code together)

• 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 (not included here)

• encounter for attention to artificial openings (Z43.-)
• encounter for fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 949-950 in MDC 23.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V58.42 Aftercare following surgery for neoplasm

Code annotations containing back-references to Z48.3

Back-references to Z48.3

• Type 1 Excludes: Z48.81 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems ("aftercare following surgery for neoplasm (Z48.3)")

Back-references to Z48

• Type 1 Excludes: Z08 Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for malignant neoplasm ("aftercare following medical care (Z43-Z49, Z51)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z09 Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for conditions other than malignant neoplasm ("aftercare following medical care (Z43-Z49, Z51)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z98 Other postprocedural states ("aftercare (Z43-Z49, Z51)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z48.3

• Aftercare › following surgery (for) (on) › neoplasm

Nearby codes

• Z48.280 Encounter for aftercare following heart-lung transplant
• Z48.288 Encounter for aftercare following multiple organ transplant
• Z48.29 Encounter for aftercare following other organ transplant
• Z48.290 Encounter for aftercare following bone marrow transplant
• Z48.298 Encounter for aftercare following other organ transplant
• Z48.3 Aftercare following surgery for neoplasm (this code)
• Z48.8 Encounter for other specified postprocedural aftercare
• Z48.81 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems
• Z48.810 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the sense organs
• Z48.811 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the nervous system
• Z48.812 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the circulatory system