Z48.81 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems.
Inclusion term
These codes identify the body system requiring aftercare. They are for use in conjunction with other aftercare codes to fully explain the aftercare encounter. The condition treated should also be coded if still present.
Type 1 excludes
Aftercare for injury- code the injury with 7th character D
Aftercare following surgery for neoplasm (Z48.3)
Type 2 excludes
Codes
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
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
Versions
2025
No changes
2024
No changes
2023
No changes
2022
No changes
2021
No changes
2020
No changes
2019
No changes
2018
No changes
2017
No changes
2016
New code