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Z51

Non-Billable (Header)

Encounter for other aftercare and medical care

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • follow-up examination after treatment (Z08-Z09)

Code Also

  • condition requiring care

Child Codes

Z51.0Encounter for antineoplastic radiation therapy
Z51.1Encounter for antineoplastic chemotherapy and immunotherapy
Z51.5Encounter for palliative care
Z51.6Encounter for desensitization to allergens
Z51.8Encounter for other specified aftercare
Z51.AEncounter for sepsis aftercare

Code Hierarchy

└Z51Encounter for other aftercare and medical care
└Z51Encounter for other aftercare and medical care

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