ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index · FY 2026 61 Entries
Aftercare in the ICD-10-CM Index ICD-10-CM
The main term Aftercare carries 61 index entries pointing to 34 ICD-10-CM codes. The default entry is Z51.89, the code the bare main term maps to; every indented line below refines the term by site, cause, or type. Verify any candidate code in the Tabular List before using it.
✓ Built from the official CMS FY 2026 index fileEffective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026
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Codes Referenced
Z51.89
Default Code
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ICD-10-CM
Index Entries Under Aftercare 61 entries · 34 codes
Aftercare Z51.89
following surgery (for) (on)
amputation Z47.81
attention to
drains Z48.03
dressings (nonsurgical) Z48.00
surgical Z48.01
sutures Z48.02
circulatory system Z48.812
delayed (planned) wound closure Z48.1
digestive system Z48.815
explantation of joint prosthesis (staged procedure)
hip Z47.32
knee Z47.33
shoulder Z47.31
genitourinary system Z48.816
joint replacement Z47.1
neoplasm Z48.3
nervous system Z48.811
oral cavity Z48.814
organ transplant
bone marrow Z48.290
heart Z48.21
heart-lung Z48.280
kidney Z48.22
liver Z48.23
lung Z48.24
multiple organs NEC Z48.288
specified NEC Z48.298
orthopedic NEC Z47.89
planned wound closure Z48.1
removal of internal fixation device Z47.2
respiratory system Z48.813
scoliosis Z47.82
sense organs Z48.810
skin and subcutaneous tissue Z48.817
specified body system
circulatory Z48.812
digestive Z48.815
genitourinary Z48.816
nervous Z48.811
oral cavity Z48.814
respiratory Z48.813
sense organs Z48.810
skin and subcutaneous tissue Z48.817
teeth Z48.814
specified NEC Z48.89
spinal Z47.89
teeth Z48.814
fracture - code to fracture with seventh character D
involving
removal of
drains Z48.03
dressings (nonsurgical) Z48.00
staples Z48.02
surgical dressings Z48.01
sutures Z48.02
neuropacemaker (brain) (peripheral nerve) (spinal cord) Z46.2
implanted Z45.42
orthopedic NEC Z47.89
postprocedural see Aftercare, following surgery
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, FY 2026 ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries release files, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
