Encounter for other aftercare and medical care (Z51)

• ICD-10 Index

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99)

    • Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53)

      • Encounter for other aftercare and medical care (Z51)

        • Z51 - Encounter for other aftercare and medical care NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • Z51.0 - Encounter for antineoplastic radiation therapy BILLABLE CODE
        • Z51.1 - Encounter for antineoplastic chemotherapy and immunotherapy NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • Z51.11 - Encounter for antineoplastic chemotherapy BILLABLE CODE
        • Z51.12 - Encounter for antineoplastic immunotherapy BILLABLE CODE
        • Z51.5 - Encounter for palliative care BILLABLE CODE
        • Z51.6 - Encounter for desensitization to allergens BILLABLE CODE
        • Z51.8 - Encounter for other specified aftercare NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • Z51.81 - Encounter for therapeutic drug level monitoring BILLABLE CODE
        • Z51.89 - Encounter for other specified aftercare BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information for Encounter for other aftercare and medical care (Z51)

Convalescence - The period of recovery following an illness.

Instructional Notations

Code Also Code Also
A "code also" note instructs that two codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but this note does not provide sequencing direction.

• condition requiring care

Type 1 Excludes Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

• follow-up examination after treatment Z08 Z09