Z39.2
BillableEncounter for routine postpartum follow-up
Encounter for routine postpartum follow-up
Related Codes(2)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
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Also Known As / Clinical Terms(109)
SNOMED CT
- Postpartum period, 6 days1124005
- Postpartum state, 4 weeks10152009
- Postpartum period, 4 days13273002
- Postpartum state, 2 weeks15100005
- Early postpartum state16538005
- Postpartum state, 3 weeks29123003
- Postpartum period, 1 day30118000
- Postpartum state, 5 weeks38802008
- Mid postpartum state42814007
- Postpartum period, 2 days49071005
- Postpartum period, 5 days55861007
- Late postpartum state56026007
- Postpartum period, 3 days64541000
- Postpartum state, 6 weeks65375007
- Postpartum period, 1 week88387008
- Postpartum period, 7 days88387008
- Postpartum state, 1 week88387008
- Postnatal care provider169754006
- Postnatal care from general practitioner169756008
- Postnatal care greater than 48 hours after birth169775003
- Postnatal care status243833008
- Loss of fundal mass after delivery249203001
- Consistency of lochia249213009
- Finding of consistency of lochia249213009
- Observation of consistency of lochia249213009
- Bright red lochia278072004
- Lochia rubra278072004
- Lochia rubra - observation278072004
- Lochia present289576005
- Lochia diminishing289577001
- Lochia reducing289577001
- Lochia absent289578006
- Lochia ceased289579003
- Lochia scanty289581001
- Lochia minimal289582008
- Lochia watery289583003
- Lochia thick289584009
- Lochia normal289585005
- Finding of involution of uterus289750007
- Observation of involution of uterus289750007
- Uterus involuting289751006
- Uterus involuted289752004
- No further involution of the uterus289753009
- Static involution of uterus289753009
- Color of lochia - finding366298006
- Colour of lochia - finding366298006
- Finding of color of lochia366298006
- Finding of colour of lochia366298006
- Finding of quantity of lochia366299003
- P/N (postnatal) care from consultant1149255009
- Postnatal care from consultant1149255009
- P/N (postnatal) shared care1149256005
- Postnatal shared care1149256005
- Childbirth within last 4 weeks1255625008
Clinical Terms
- Postpartum period, 3 days
- Finding of colour of lochia
- P/N (postnatal) shared care
- Postnatal shared care
- Lochia ceased
- Lochia absent
- Early postpartum state
- Postpartum period, 1 day
- Mid postpartum state
- Postpartum state, 5 weeks
- Postpartum state, 6 weeks
- Postpartum period, 7 days
- Late postpartum state
- Uterus involuted
- Postpartum state, 4 weeks
- Observation of consistency of lochia
- Lochia present
- Postpartum state, 2 weeks
- Postpartum period, 6 days
- Observation of involution of uterus
- Postpartum period, 2 days
- Color of lochia - finding
- Static involution of uterus
- Postpartum period, 5 days
- No further involution of the uterus
- Lochia thick
- Finding of consistency of lochia
- Lochia scanty
- Finding of color of lochia
- Consistency of lochia
- Postnatal care status
- Bright red lochia
- Postnatal care greater than 48 hours after birth
- Postpartum period, 1 week
- Postpartum state, 1 week
- Lochia reducing
- Childbirth within last 4 weeks
- Lochia rubra
- Lochia diminishing
- P/N (postnatal) care from consultant
- Lochia watery
- Postpartum period, 4 days
- Postnatal care provider
- Finding of involution of uterus
- Finding of quantity of lochia
- Lochia normal
- Colour of lochia - finding
- Uterus involuting
- Lochia rubra - observation
- Postnatal care from consultant
- Lochia minimal
- Postpartum state, 3 weeks
- Loss of fundal mass after delivery
- Postnatal care from general practitioner
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for encounter for routine postpartum follow-up?
The ICD-10-CM code for encounter for routine postpartum follow-up is Z39.2. The full clinical description is "Encounter for routine postpartum follow-up". Z39.2 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code Z39.2 mean?
ICD-10-CM code Z39.2 represents “Encounter for routine postpartum follow-up”. It is classified under Chapter 22: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact With Health Services and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is Z39.2 a billable code?
Yes, Z39.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is Z39.2 in?
Z39.2 is in Chapter 22: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact With Health Services (codes Z00-Z99).
What SNOMED CT codes does Z39.2 map to?
Z39.2 maps to 40 SNOMED CT concepts: 278072004, 1255625008, 366298006, 249213009, 16538005, and 35 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for Z39.2?
Z39.2 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0260564. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does Z39.2 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like encounter for routine postpartum follow-up affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of Z39.2?
Z39.2 maps to the ICD-11 code: QA48.2 (Routine postpartum follow-up).
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