ICD-Code Z54: Convalescence
- Z54.0 Convalescence following surgery
- Z54.1 Convalescence following radiotherapy
- Z54.2 Convalescence following chemotherapy
- Z54.3 Convalescence following psychotherapy
- Z54.4 Convalescence following treatment of fracture
- Z54.7 Convalescence following combined treatment
- Z54.8 Convalescence following other treatment
- Z54.9 Convalescence following unspecified treatment
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG). Unfortunately, no explanation is currently available for this code.