diagnosis coding for aftercare in ortho surgery

Hi all.

I am scratching my head on aftercare coding for several surgeries, one of which is carpal tunnel release and the other for soft tissue mass excision.

I always lean towards V58.72 for the CT release but it states in NOTES under V58.7x "Codes in this category should be used in conjunction with other aftercare codes to fully identify the reason for the aftercare encounter". So the question becomes, what "other" aftercare codes would one use?

The other surgery, soft tissue mass excision; I lean toward V58.42 and the notes say the same thing under V58.4x. In addition, it excludes orthopedic aftercare codes (V54.0x-V54.9). So, what "other" aftercare codes would one use?

Thanks so much for your input!

diagnosis coding for aftercare in ortho surgery