Z48.2
Z48.2 — Encounter for aftercare following organ transplant
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
Z48.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for encounter for aftercare following organ transplant. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
Z48.2 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead Z48.2
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- 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 transplant
- Z48.29Encounter for aftercare following other organ transplant
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z48. If Z48.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about Z48.2
- Is Z48.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. Z48.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does Z48.2 sit in the tabular list?
- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53).