Z48.02 Encounter for removal of sutures
Billable / valid for submission ICD10CM Release FY2026
Version history
| Release | Valid from | Valid to | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | current | Encounter for removal of sutures | yes |
Related codes in Z48
- Z48 Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare
- Z48.0 Encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drains
- 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
- Z48.1 Encounter for planned postprocedural wound closure
- Z48.2 Encounter for aftercare following organ transplant
- Z48.21 Encounter for aftercare following heart transplant
- Z48.22 Encounter for aftercare following kidney transplant
- Z48.23 Encounter for aftercare following liver transplant
- Z48.24 Encounter for aftercare following lung transplant
- Z48.28 Encounter for aftercare following multiple organ transplant
- Z48.280 Encounter for aftercare following heart-lung transplant
- Z48.288 Encounter for aftercare following multiple organ transplant
- Z48.29 Encounter for aftercare following other organ transplant
- Z48.290 Encounter for aftercare following bone marrow transplant
- Z48.298 Encounter for aftercare following other organ transplant
- Z48.3 Aftercare following surgery for neoplasm
- Z48.8 Encounter for other specified postprocedural aftercare
- Z48.81 Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems