Contact with health services for specific surgical interventions

Coding note

Codes in this category are intended for use to indicate a reason for care when no specific diagnosis has been documented. They may be used for patients who have already been treated for a disease or injury, but who are receiving follow-up or prophylactic care, convalescent care, or care to consolidate the treatment, to deal with residual states, to ensure that the condition has not recurred, or to prevent recurrence.

Exclusions

• follow-up examination for medical surveillance after treatment

9 subordinate codes

• QB80Contact with health services for prophylactic surgery
• QB81Contact with health services for plastic surgery for unacceptable cosmetic appearance other than hair transplant
• QB82Contact with health services for routine or ritual circumcision
• QB83Follow-up care involving plastic surgery
• QB84Follow-up care involving removal of fracture plate or other internal fixation device
• QB85Attention to surgical dressings, drains or sutures
• QB86Contact with health services for hair transplant
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Reasons for contact with the health services

• QA00-QA0ZContact with health services for purposes of examination or investigation
• QA10-QA1ZContact with health services for counselling
• QA20-QA4ZContact with health services for reasons associated with reproduction
• QA50-QB0ZHealth care related circumstances influencing the episode of care without injury or harm
• QB10-QB1ZFactors related to medical facilities or other health care
• QB20-QB2ZDonors of organs or tissues
• QB30-QB3ZFitting, adjustment or management of devices
• QB40-QB4ZDependence on enabling machines or devices