ICD-10 Specific code Z40: Prophylactic surgery

Specific codes in ICD-10 are unique alphanumeric designations used to identify and categorize diseases, disorders, and conditions. They consist of 3-5 characters, including both letters and numbers, that provide a high level of detail and specificity.

Translations

Language Translation
Flag for English language  English Prophylactic surgery
Flag for French language  French Opรฉration prophylactique

Hierarchical position

Level Code Title
1 XXI Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
2 Z40-Z54 Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and health care
3 Z40 Prophylactic surgery

Contents

Code Title
Z40.0 Prophylactic surgery for risk-factors related to malignant neoplasms
Z40.8 Other prophylactic surgery
Z40.9 Prophylactic surgery, unspecified

Indicated medicines

Active Ingredient Description
Ceforanide
Ceftriaxone

Ceftriaxone is an antibacterial for systemic use, a third-generation cephalosporin. It inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis following attachment to penicillin binding proteins (PBPs) leading to bacterial cell lysis and death.

Floxacillin

Flucloxacillin is an isoxazolyl penicillin of the ฮฒ-lactam group of antibiotics which exerts a bactericidal effect upon many Gram-positive organisms including ฮฒ-lactamase-producing staphylococci and streptococci.

Piperacillin

Piperacillin is a broad-spectrum, semisynthetic penicillin. Piperacillin exerts bactericidal activity by inhibition of both septum and cell-wall synthesis.

Ticarcillin

Ticarcillin disrupts bacterial cell wall development by inhibiting peptidoglycan synthesis and/or by interacting with penicillin-binding proteins.