2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L76
Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- L76
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Intraop and postprocedural complications of skin, subcu
- Is Billable?
- Not Valid for Submission
- Code Navigator:
L76 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity from the list below for a diagnosis of intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2026 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.
Specific Coding Applicable to Intraop and postprocedural complications of skin, subcu
Non-specific codes like L76 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following billable codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for intraop and postprocedural complications of skin, subcu:
L76.0 for Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating a procedure
Use L76.01 for Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating a dermatologic procedure
Use L76.02 for Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating other procedure
L76.1 for Accidental puncture and laceration of skin and subcutaneous tissue during a procedure
Use L76.11 for Accidental puncture and laceration of skin and subcutaneous tissue during a dermatologic procedure
Use L76.12 for Accidental puncture and laceration of skin and subcutaneous tissue during other procedure
L76.2 for Postprocedural hemorrhage of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a procedure
Use L76.21 for Postprocedural hemorrhage of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a dermatologic procedure
Use L76.22 for Postprocedural hemorrhage of skin and subcutaneous tissue following other procedure
L76.3 for Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a procedure
Use L76.31 for Postprocedural hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a dermatologic procedure
Use L76.32 for Postprocedural hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following other procedure
Use L76.33 for Postprocedural seroma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a dermatologic procedure
Use L76.34 for Postprocedural seroma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following other procedure
L76.8 for Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue
Use L76.81 for Other intraoperative complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue
Use L76.82 for Other postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue
Code History
- FY 2026 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2025 through 9/30/2026
- FY 2025 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2024 through 9/30/2025
- 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
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.
