Z48.816
Billable codeEncounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the genitourinary system
The ICD-10 code for encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the genitourinary system is Z48.816.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- encounter for aftercare following sterilization reversal (Z31.42)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Z48.810Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the sense organs
- Z48.811Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the nervous system
- Z48.812Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the circulatory system
- Z48.813Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the respiratory system
- Z48.814Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the teeth or oral cavity
- Z48.815Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the digestive system
- Z48.817Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Z48.816Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the genitourinary system
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- V5876
Associated MS-DRGs
Z48.816 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.