Z42.1

The ICD-10-CM code for encounter for breast reconstruction following mastectomy is Z42.1. The full clinical description is "Encounter for breast reconstruction following mastectomy". Z42.1 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

ICD-10-CM code Z42.1 represents “Encounter for breast reconstruction following mastectomy”. 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.

Yes, Z42.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

Z42.1 is in Chapter 22: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact With Health Services (codes Z00-Z99).

Z42.1 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: encounter for cosmetic plastic surgery (Z41.1); encounter for plastic surgery for treatment of current injury - code to relevent injury; deformity and disproportion of reconstructed breast (N65.1-).

Z42.1 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2349879. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like encounter for breast reconstruction following mastectomy 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.

Z42.1 maps to the ICD-11 code: QB83 (Follow-up care involving plastic surgery).