Z48.89 Encounter for other specified surgical aftercare

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

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)

• V58.49 Other specified aftercare following surgery (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to Z48.89

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 Z48.89

• Aftercare › following surgery (for) (on) › specified NEC

Nearby codes

• Z48.813 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the respiratory system
• Z48.814 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the teeth or oral cavity
• Z48.815 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the digestive system
• Z48.816 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the genitourinary system
• Z48.817 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the skin and subcutaneous tissue
• Z48.89 Encounter for other specified surgical aftercare (this code)