Z48.2
Header — not billableEncounter for aftercare following organ transplant
The ICD-10 code for encounter for aftercare following organ transplant is Z48.2.
Z48.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under Z48.2
- Z48.21Encounter for aftercare following heart transplant
- Z48.22Encounter for aftercare following kidney transplant
- Z48.23Encounter for aftercare following liver transplant
- Z48.24Encounter for aftercare following lung transplant
- Z48.28Encounter for aftercare following multiple organ transplantnon-billable header
- Z48.29Encounter for aftercare following other organ transplantnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- Z48.0Encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drainsnon-billable header
- Z48.1Encounter for planned postprocedural wound closure
- Z48.3Aftercare following surgery for neoplasm
- Z48.8Encounter for other specified postprocedural aftercarenon-billable header
- Z48.2Encounter for aftercare following organ transplantnon-billable header