Z48.02 - Encounter for removal of sutures
The ICD 10 Code for Encounter for removal of sutures is listed as Z48.02.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.
| ICD 10 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | Z48.02
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| Description: | Encounter for removal of sutures
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| Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0) |
951 - Other Factors Influencing Health Status
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| Chapter | Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99) |
| Block | Encounters for other specific health care (Z40-Z53) |
| Parent | Z48.0 - Encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drains |
| ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 9 Dx Code: | V58.32 - Encounter for removal of sutures |
| ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of Z48.02: | |
| Z48.00 - Encounter for change or removal of nonsurgical wound dressing | |
| Z48.01 - Encounter for change or removal of surgical wound dressing | |
| Z48.03 - Encounter for change or removal of drains | |