Z48.24 ICD 10 Code is a billable and specific code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis of Encounter for aftercare following lung transplant for reimbursement purposes. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to Z48.24 ICD10 Code:
- Z00-Z99 Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Z40-Z53 Encounters for other specific health care
- Z48 Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare
- Z48.0 Encounter for attention to dressings, sutures and drains
- Z48.2 Encounter for aftercare following organ transplant
- Z48.8 Encounter for other specified postprocedural aftercare
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
Z48.24 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about Z48.24 ICD 10 code
A lung transplant removes a person's diseased lung and replaces it with a healthy one. The healthy lung comes from a donor who has died. Some people get one lung during a transplant. Other people get two.
Lung transplants are used for people who are likely to die from lung disease within 1 to 2 years. Their conditions are so severe that other treatments, such as medicines or breathing devices, no longer work. Lung transplants most often are used to treat people who have severe:
- COPD
- Cystic fibrosis
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
- Pulmonary hypertension
Complications of lung transplantation include rejection of the transplanted lung and infection.
NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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