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Z47.2
Billable

Encounter for removal of internal fixation device

Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

Excludes1

4 items
  • encounter for adjustment of internal fixation device for fracture treatment- code to fracture with appropriate 7th character
  • encounter for removal of external fixation device- code to fracture with 7th character D
  • infection or inflammatory reaction to internal fixation device (T84.6-)
  • mechanical complication of internal fixation device (T84.1-)

Billable Code

Z47.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

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Removal of Internal Fixation Device

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Excludes1

1 item

From Z47:

  • aftercare for healing fracture-code to fracture with 7th character D

Notes

3 items

From Z00-Z99:

  • Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
  • (a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
  • (b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.
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