Z42Follow-up care involving plastic surgery
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
Do not use Z42 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Official Vietnamese name
- Chăm sóc y tế tiếp có can thiệp tạo hình
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: plastic and reconstructive surgery following healed injury or operation repair of scarred tissue Excl.: plastic surgery: as treatment for current injury - code to relevant injury - see Alphabetical Index for unacceptable cosmetic appearance (Z41.1)
Related Z42 codes
Z42.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of head and neck
Z42.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of breast
Z42.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of other parts of trunk
Z42.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of upper extremity
Z42.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of lower extremity
Z42.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of other body part
Z42.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Follow-up care involving plastic surgery, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
