Z48.280 — Encounter for aftercare following heart-lung transplant
Is Z48.280 billable?
Yes — Z48.280 is billable for FY2027. Z48.280 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Z48.280 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Z48.280 at a glance
| Code | Z48.280 |
|---|---|
| Description | Encounter for aftercare following heart-lung transplant |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does Z48.280 group to?
Z48.280 sits in MDC 23 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 949Aftercare with CC/MCCmedical
- 950Aftercare without CC/MCCmedical
As a secondary diagnosis, Z48.280 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is Z48.280 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Z48.280. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Aftercare › following surgery › organ transplant › heart-lung
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Z48
The conditions below can never be reported together with Z48.280 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment (Z08-Z09)
- encounter for aftercare following injury - code to Injury, by site, with appropriate 7th character for subsequent encounter
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Z40-Z53
The conditions below are not part of Z48.280, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Z48.280 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- follow-up examination for medical surveillance after treatment (Z08-Z09)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Z48
The conditions below are not part of Z48.280, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Z48.280 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has Z48.280 existed?
Z48.280 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.