Z40-Z54: Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and health care
The group of conditions described as "Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and healthcare," consists of varying circumstances where an individual comes into contact with healthcare services due to specific reasons. These reasons are not necessarily related to the diagnosis or treatment of a disease. Instead, they might be due to particular procedures, like routine health examinations, or necessary care services, such as dialysis or rehabilitation. The reason could also be due to other factors such as encounters for antenatal screenings and postnatal care, or pre-surgical and pre-procedural care. It's important to note that the encounter doesn't necessarily indicate a sickness or health problem but is an interaction with the healthcare system for health maintenance, preventive measures, follow-up care, or due to specific life situations.
Z40: Prophylactic surgery
Z41: Procedures for purposes other than remedying health state
Z42: Follow-up care involving plastic surgery
Z43: Attention to artificial openings
Z44: Fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device
Z45: Adjustment and management of implanted device
Z46: Fitting and adjustment of other devices
Z47: Other orthopaedic follow-up care
Z48: Other surgical follow-up care
Z49: Care involving dialysis
Z50: Care involving use of rehabilitation procedures
Z51: Other medical care
Z52: Donors of organs and tissues
Z53: Persons encountering health services for specific procedures, not carried out
Z54: Convalescence
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