2021 ICD-10-CM Code M96.842
Postprocedural seroma of a musculoskeletal structure following a musculoskeletal system procedure
Valid for Submission
M96.842 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of postprocedural seroma of a musculoskeletal structure following a musculoskeletal system procedure. The code M96.842 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
ICD-10: | M96.842 |
Short Description: | Postproc seroma of a ms structure fol a ms sys procedure |
Long Description: | Postprocedural seroma of a musculoskeletal structure following a musculoskeletal system procedure |
Code Classification
Index to Diseases and Injuries
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code M96.842 are found in the index:
- - Complication (s) (from) (of)
- - postprocedural - See Also: Complications, surgical procedure;
- - seroma (of)
- - musculoskeletal structure
- - following musculoskeletal surgery - M96.842
- - following orthopedic surgery - M96.842
- - musculoskeletal structure
- - seroma (of)
- - postprocedural - See Also: Complications, surgical procedure;
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code M96.842 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.
Replacement Code
M96842 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s):
- M96.830 - Postproc hemor of a ms structure fol a ms sys procedure
- M96.830 - Postproc hemor/hemtom of a ms structure fol a ms sys proc
Convert M96.842 to ICD-9 Code
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code M96.842 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
- 998.13 - Seroma complicting proc (Approximate Flag)
Code History
- 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