Chapter XXI
Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and health care - Z40-Z54

Note:

Categories Z40-Z54 are intended for use to indicate a reason for care. They may be used for patients who have already been treated for a disease or injury, but who are receiving follow-up or prophylactic care, convalescent care, or care to consolidate the treatment, to deal with residual states, to ensure that the condition has not recurred, or to prevent recurrence.

Excludes:

• follow-up examination for medical surveillance after treatment ( Z08-Z09 )

• Z40 Prophylactic surgery
• Z41 Procedures for purposes other than remedying health state
• Z42 Follow-up care involving plastic surgery
• Z43 Attention to artificial openings
• Z44 Fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device
• Z45 Adjustment and management of implanted device
• Z46 Fitting and adjustment of other devices
• Z47 Other orthopaedic follow-up care
• Z48 Other surgical follow-up care
• Z49 Care involving dialysis
• Z50 Care involving use of rehabilitation procedures
• Z51 Other medical care
• Z52 Donors of organs and tissues
• Z53 Persons encountering health services for specific procedures, not carried out
• Z54 Convalescence

The information was verified by Dr. Rachana Salvi, MD Pharmacology