M96.81 - Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a musculoskeletal structure complicating a procedure

Version 2023
ICD-10:M96.81
Short Description:Intraop hemor/hemtom of a ms structure comp a procedure
Long Description:Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a musculoskeletal structure complicating a procedure
Status: Not Valid for Submission
Version:ICD-10-CM 2023
Code Classification:
  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00–M99)
    • Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified (M96)
      • Intraop and postproc comp and disorders of ms sys, NEC (M96)

M96.81 is a non-specific and non-billable ICD-10 code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a musculoskeletal structure complicating a procedure. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2023 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 for Intraop hemor/hemtom of a ms structure comp a procedure

Non-specific codes like M96.81 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for intraop hemor/hemtom of a ms structure comp a procedure:

  • BILLABLE CODE - Use M96.810 for Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a musculoskeletal structure complicating a musculoskeletal system procedure
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use M96.811 for Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a musculoskeletal structure complicating other procedure

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

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Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

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