2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L76.33

Postprocedural seroma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a dermatologic procedure

ICD-10-CM Code:
L76.33
ICD-10 Code for:
Postproc seroma of skin, subcu fol a dermatologic procedure
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
    (L00–L99)
    • Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue
      (L76)
      • Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue
        (L76)

L76.33 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of postprocedural seroma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a dermatologic procedure. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Postoperative seroma
  • Seroma
  • Seroma following procedure
  • Skin graft seroma

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Seroma

    tumor-like sterile accumulation of serum in a tissue, organ, or cavity. it results from a tissue insult and is the product of tissue inflammation. it most commonly occurs following mastectomy.
  • Mastectomy

    surgical procedure to remove one or both breasts.
  • Grade 1 Seroma, CTCAE|Grade 1 Seroma|Grade 1 Seroma

    asymptomatic; clinical or diagnostic observations only; intervention not indicated
  • Grade 2 Seroma, CTCAE|Grade 2 Seroma|Grade 2 Seroma

    symptomatic; simple aspiration indicated
  • Grade 3 Seroma, CTCAE|Grade 3 Seroma|Grade 3 Seroma

    symptomatic, elective invasive intervention indicated
  • Seroma

    a collection of serum in the body.
  • Seroma, CTCAE|Seroma|Seroma|Seroma

    a finding of tumor-like collection of serum in the tissues.

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Replacement Code

L7633 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-CM code(s):

  • L76.21 - Postproc hemor of skin, subcu fol a dermatologic procedure
  • L76.21 - Postproc hemor/hemtom of skin, subcu fol a dermatologic proc

Convert L76.33 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 998.13 - Seroma complicting proc
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.