Z42.8

The ICD-10-CM code for encntr for oth plast/recnst surg fol med proc or heal injury is Z42.8. The full clinical description is "Encounter for other plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injury". Z42.8 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

ICD-10-CM code Z42.8 represents “Encounter for other plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injury”. 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, Z42.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

Z42.8 is in Chapter 22: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact With Health Services (codes Z00-Z99).

Z42.8 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.

Z42.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2910801. 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 encntr for oth plast/recnst surg fol med proc or heal injury 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.

Z42.8 maps to the ICD-11 code: QB83 (Follow-up care involving plastic surgery).