Encounter for plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injury - Z42
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- encounter for cosmetic plastic surgery (Z41.1)
- encounter for plastic surgery for treatment of current injury - code to relevent injury
These ranges represents subcategories of Encounter for plastic and reconstructive surgery following medical procedure or healed injury. The "Z42" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.