Z48 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2026 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare.
Type 1 excludes
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
Type 2 excludes
Encounter for attention to artificial openings (Z43.-)
Encounter for fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)
Codes
Versions
2026
No changes
2025
No changes
2024
No changes
2023
No changes
2022
No changes
2021
No changes
2020
No changes
2019
No changes
2018
Code changed
Type 1 excludes
encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment (Z08-Z09)
- 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
2017
No changes
2016
New code