Z98.890: Other specified postprocedural states
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2027
What ICD-10-CM says
Includes
- Personal history of surgery, not elsewhere classified
What Z98.890 covers
Z98.890 records that a patient has had a procedure when no more specific status or history code describes it. The tabular includes personal history of surgery, not elsewhere classified, here.
It is used across specialties to give context on a claim. Many past procedures have more specific codes, such as Z95.- for cardiac implants and grafts, Z96.- for joint replacements and other implants, and Z90.- for acquired absence of organs. Its only sibling, Z98.891, is history of uterine scar from previous surgery.
Billing and coding notes
Look for a specific status code before using Z98.890. It is a catch-all and should be the last choice for describing a past procedure.
Z98.890 describes a status, not care. A visit for aftercare following surgery is coded with Z48.- aftercare codes, and a complication of a procedure is coded to the complication.
Related codes under Z98.89
Questions about Z98.890
What is Z98.890 used for?
For a past procedure or surgery that has no more specific status or history code, as extra context on the claim.
Can Z98.890 be the primary diagnosis?
It is rarely first. It is a status code that adds context to the reason for the visit, which is coded separately.
ICD-10-CM in CloudMedico
In CloudMedico, a visit's diagnoses come from the current ICD-10-CM list. For US practices, the visit flags a code that isn't billable on its date, and a superbill made from an invoice carries the visit's diagnoses.
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