Z47.2

The ICD-10-CM code for encounter for removal of internal fixation device is Z47.2. The full clinical description is "Encounter for removal of internal fixation device". Z47.2 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

ICD-10-CM code Z47.2 represents “Encounter for removal of internal fixation device”. 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, Z47.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

Z47.2 is in Chapter 22: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact With Health Services (codes Z00-Z99).

Z47.2 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: aftercare for healing fracture-code to fracture with 7th character D; encounter for adjustment of internal fixation device for fracture treatment- code to fracture with appropriate 7th character; encounter for removal of external fixation device- code to fracture with 7th character D; and 2 more.

Z47.2 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C1260461. 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 removal of internal fixation device 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.

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for Z47.2 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.