QB84ICD-11 MMS 2026-01
Follow-up care involving removal of fracture plate or other internal fixation device
Coding note from above levels
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.
Index terms
- Follow-up care involving removal of fracture plate or other internal fixation device
- Change of internal fixation device
- change of Kirschner wire
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- change of fixation device
- Checking of internal fixation device
- checking of Kirschner wire
- Removal of internal fixation device
- removal of Kirschner wire internal bone fixator
- removal of k-wire
- removal of pin
- removal of plate
- removal of rod
- removal of screw
Excludes
QB8Y– removal of external fixation device
Exclusions from above levels
- http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1319316338 – follow-up examination for medical surveillance after treatment
Sibling codes
QB80– Contact with health services for prophylactic surgeryQB81– Contact with health services for plastic surgery for unacceptable cosmetic appearance other than hair transplantQB82– Contact with health services for routine or ritual circumcisionQB83– Follow-up care involving plastic surgeryQB85– Attention to surgical dressings, drains or suturesQB86– Contact with health services for hair transplantQB8Y– Contact with health services for other specified surgical interventionsQB8Z– Contact with health services for specific surgical interventions, unspecified
Foundation entity
Follow-up care involving removal of fracture plate or other internal fixation device – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/224630358
Part of: 24: Factors influencing health status or contact with health services