2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N99.72Accidental puncture and laceration of a genitourinary system organ or structure during other procedure
ICD-10-CM Codes›N00–N99›N99›N99
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- CC — Complication or Comorbidity
- Not Chronic
N99.72 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for accidental puncture and laceration of a genitourinary system organ or structure during other procedure. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 791, 793, 919 through 921. As a secondary diagnosis, it counts as a complication or comorbidity (CC) and moves an inpatient stay to a higher severity level within its MS-DRG family. It does not count, however, when the principal diagnosis is one of 78 closely related codes. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Postprocedural or postoperative genitourinary system complication.
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Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to N99.72: its own notes plus those printed at N99 and Chapter 14. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name N99.72, its category, or a range that includes it.
Excludes1 1
These codes carry an Excludes1 note naming N99.72: they are not reported together with it, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
- N99.6 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a genitourinary system organ or structure complicating a procedureintraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a genitourinary system organ or structure due to accidental puncture or laceration during a procedure (N99.7-) names N99.7-, which includes this code
Excludes2 2
These codes carry an Excludes2 note naming N99.72: its condition is not part of those codes, and both may be reported when the patient has both.
- Block T80-T88 Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classifiedintraoperative and postprocedural complications of specified body systems (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95.6-, J95.7, K91.6-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-) names N99.-, which includes this code
- T81 Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classifiedintraoperative and postprocedural complications of specific body system (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95, K91.-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-) names N99.-, which includes this code
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Convert N99.72 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
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Questions About N99.72Overview
Is N99.72 a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report accidental puncture and laceration of a genitourinary system organ or structure during other procedure on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does N99.72 group to?
When accidental puncture and laceration of a genitourinary system organ or structure during other procedure is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 793, 791, 920, 919, 921, with relative weights from 0.6719 to 4.2192 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Is N99.72 a CC or MCC?
CMS lists N99.72 as a CC (complication or comorbidity) for FY 2027. Reported as a secondary diagnosis, it moves the inpatient stay to a higher-weighted DRG within its severity family. It does not count when the principal diagnosis is one of the 78 closely related codes in its exclusion list.
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of N99.72?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, accidental puncture and laceration of a genitourinary system organ or structure during other procedure converts to ICD-9-CM 998.2 (accidental op laceration). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.
