2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z47Orthopedic aftercare

ICD-10-CM Codes›Z00–Z99›Z40-Z53›Z47

ICD-10-CM Z47
CMSSource: CMS FY 2027 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Z47 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for orthopedic aftercare, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as Z47.1, Z47.2, Z47.31, and Z47.32.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
Z47
Billable Status
No — Non-Billable Category
Code Describes
Orthopedic aftercare
Short Description
Orthopedic aftercare
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Chapter
Z40-Z53
Encounters for other specific health care

Code Classification

ChapterZ00–Z99Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
SectionZ40-Z53Encounters for other specific health care
CategoryZ47Orthopedic aftercare
This CodeZ47Orthopedic aftercare

Specific Coding for Orthopedic aftercareOverview

Non-specific codes like Z47 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:

  • Use Z47.1 for Aftercare following joint replacement surgery

  • Use Z47.2 for Encounter for removal of internal fixation device

  • Z47.3 for Aftercare following explantation of joint prosthesis

  • Use Z47.31 for Aftercare following explantation of shoulder joint prosthesis

  • Use Z47.32 for Aftercare following explantation of hip joint prosthesis

  • Use Z47.33 for Aftercare following explantation of knee joint prosthesis

  • Z47.8 for Encounter for other orthopedic aftercare

  • Use Z47.81 for Encounter for orthopedic aftercare following surgical amputation

  • Use Z47.82 for Encounter for orthopedic aftercare following scoliosis surgery

  • Use Z47.89 for Encounter for other orthopedic aftercare

Instructional NotesGuidance

Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to Z47: its own notes plus those printed at block Z40-Z53 and Chapter 21. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.

Excludes1

Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.

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

Excludes2

Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.

From Block Z40-Z53 Encounters for other specific health care applies to 164 codes
  • follow-up examination for medical surveillance after treatment (Z08-Z09)

Notes

General instructions on how these codes are used.

From Chapter 21 (Z00-Z99) Factors influencing health status and contact with health services applies to 1,425 codes
  • Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
  • (a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
  • (b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.

Referenced in Other NotesGuidance

Instructional notes printed at other codes that name Z47, its category, or a range that includes it.

Excludes2 1

These codes carry an Excludes2 note naming Z47: its condition is not part of those codes, and both may be reported when the patient has both.

  • Z48.81 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems
    orthopedic aftercare (Z47.-)

Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2026No changes
FY 2027CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Questions About Z47Overview

What is the ICD-10 code for orthopedic aftercare?

Z47 is the ICD-10-CM category for orthopedic aftercare, but it is a non-billable header: claims need a more specific code from this category, listed on this page.

Is Z47 (Orthopedic aftercare) a billable code?

No. This is a category header that groups the codes for orthopedic aftercare, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for orthopedic aftercare need a more specific code from this category, such as Z47.1, Z47.2, and Z47.31.