Z48.812

Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the circulatory system

Billable / specificPOA exempt

Z48.812 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from Z48)

  • Note: Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
  • Note: (a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
  • Note: (b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • aftercare for injury- code the injury with 7th character D (from Z48.81)
  • aftercare following surgery for neoplasm (Z48.3) (from Z48.81)
  • encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment (Z08-Z09) (from Z48)
  • encounter for aftercare following injury - code to Injury, by site, with appropriate 7th character for subsequent encounter (from Z48)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • aftercare following organ transplant (Z48.2-) (from Z48.81)
  • orthopedic aftercare (Z47.-) (from Z48.81)
  • follow-up examination for medical surveillance after treatment (Z08-Z09) (from Z48)
  • encounter for attention to artificial openings (Z43.-) (from Z48)
  • encounter for fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46) (from Z48)

Also known as

  • Aftercare, following surgery, circulatory system
  • Aftercare, following surgery, specified body system, circulatory

Parent code

  • Z48.81Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systemsHeader

Related codes

  • Z48.810Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the sense organsBillable
  • Z48.811Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the nervous systemBillable
  • Z48.813Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the respiratory systemBillable
  • Z48.814Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the teeth or oral cavityBillable
  • Z48.815Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the digestive systemBillable
  • Z48.816Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the genitourinary systemBillable
  • Z48.817Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the skin and subcutaneous tissueBillable

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