Z48.01

Billable

ChapterZ00–Z99

Ranksubcategory

Official Description

Encounter for change or removal of surgical wound dressing

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 21: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99).

General instructions are available for the parent sections:

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Clinical Hierarchy

CH21Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)

Z40-Z53Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53)

Z48Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare

Z48.0Encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drains

Z48.01Encounter for change or removal of surgical wound dressing

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to Z48.01:

subcategoryZ48.0

Encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drains

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categoryZ48

Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare

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blockZ40-Z53

Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to Z48.01. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

7 raw paths

Admission (for)2 unique routes

change of

surgical dressing→Z48.01

removal of

surgical dressing→Z48.01

Aftercare2 unique routes

following surgery (for) (on)

attention to

dressings (nonsurgical)

surgical→Z48.01

involving