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Z48.1

Encounter for planned postprocedural wound closure

Billable

Code Hierarchy

Z48Z48.1

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 Z48.1

  • encounter for attention to dressings and sutures (Z48.0-)

Related Codes

Z48.0Category

Encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drains

Z48.2Category

Encounter for aftercare following organ transplant

Z48.3Billable

Aftercare following surgery for neoplasm

Z48.8Category

Encounter for other specified postprocedural aftercare

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