ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

Z47Orthopedic aftercare

Not billable — use a more specific code

Z47 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 4 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About Z47

Z47 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for orthopedic aftercare. It belongs to block Z40-Z53 (Encounters for other specific health care) and chapter 21 (factors influencing health status and contact with health services). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 4 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Z47.1 (surgery), Z47.2 (device), Z47.3 (prosthesis) and Z47.8 (aftercare).

Don't report Z47 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: aftercare for healing fracture-code to fracture with 7th character D.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under Z47

Coding notes

Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code

aftercare for healing fracture-code to fracture with 7th character D

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Z47.

Broader instructions also apply from Z40-Z53 Encounters for other specific health care and Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.

Codes whose notes reference Z47

Z48.81Excludes2

Code history

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about Z47

Is Z47 billable?: No. Z47 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.