ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
Z48.2Encounter for aftercare following organ transplant
Z48.2 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 6 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 Z48.2
Z48.2 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for encounter for aftercare following organ transplant. It belongs to category Z48 (encounter for other postprocedural aftercare), 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 6 subcodes must be used instead.
Within Z48 (encounter for other postprocedural aftercare), Z48.2 is specifically for encounter for aftercare following organ transplant. Related codes cover encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drains (Z48.0), encounter for planned postprocedural wound closure (Z48.1), aftercare following surgery for neoplasm (Z48.3) and encounter for other specified postprocedural aftercare (Z48.8).
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Z48.21 (transplant), Z48.22 (transplant), Z48.23 (transplant), Z48.24 (transplant), Z48.28 (transplant) and Z48.29 (transplant).
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 Z48.2
- Z48.21Encounter for aftercare following heart transplantBillable
- Z48.22Encounter for aftercare following kidney transplantBillable
- Z48.23Encounter for aftercare following liver transplantBillable
- Z48.24Encounter for aftercare following lung transplantBillable
- Z48.28Encounter for aftercare following multiple organ transplant
- Z48.29Encounter for aftercare following other organ transplant
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Z48.2.
› From Z48 Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare
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 Z48.2
- 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 Z48.2
Is Z48.2 billable?
- No. Z48.2 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.