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I97.51

Billable

Accidental puncture and laceration of a circulatory system organ or structure during a circulatory system procedure

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Accidental puncture or cut to heart or blood vessel organs during heart or circulatory system procedures.

Coding Tips

  • •This code requires documentation of an accidental injury to circulatory structures during a circulatory procedure
  • •Distinguish between intentional surgical incisions and accidental punctures or lacerations

Code Hierarchy

└I97Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of circulatory system, not elsewhere classified└I97.5Accidental puncture and laceration of a circulatory system organ or structure during a procedure└I97.51Accidental puncture and laceration of a circulatory system organ or structure during a circulatory system procedure
└I97.51Accidental puncture and laceration of a circulatory system organ or structure during a circulatory system procedure

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