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Z42

Encounter for plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injury

Non-billableCategory

Chapter: 21. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

Section: Z40-Z53 - Encounters for other specific health care

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with Z42

  • Z41.1 - encounter for cosmetic plastic surgery (Z41.1)
  • encounter for plastic surgery for treatment of current injury - code to relevent injury

Specific Codes (2)

Z42.1Billable

Encounter for breast reconstruction following mastectomy

Z42.8Billable

Encounter for other plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injury

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