Z423-char group
Follow-up care involving plastic surgery
⇄ Primary-code rule changed vs QĐ4469
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Avoid — more specific 4-5 char codes exist (see below)
Coding guidance (WHO 2019)
Incl.: plastic and reconstructive surgery following healed injury or operation repair of scarred tissue Excl.: plastic surgery: as treatment for current injury - code to relevant injury - see Alphabetical Index for unacceptable cosmetic appearance (Z41.1)
Codes within Z42
Z42.0Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of head and neckZ42.1Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of breastZ42.2Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of other parts of trunkZ42.3Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of upper extremityZ42.4Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of lower extremityZ42.8Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of other body partZ42.9Follow-up care involving plastic surgery, unspecified