Z94.5: Skin transplant status
In the past you had a skin transplant.
When tissue is transplanted, diseased or missing tissue is replaced by healthy tissue.
Skin sometimes needs to be transplanted if someone has a large wound in their skin, for example. The healthy piece of skin can be moved from one part of the body to another part of the body, for example, or come from another person.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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