K91.871

K91.871

Billable

Postprocedural hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure following other procedure

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

What This Code Means

A collection of blood that forms after surgery as a complication, when the surgery was not on the digestive system itself.

Coding Tips

•Use this code when the hematoma involves a digestive organ but resulted from a non-digestive procedure (e.g., cardiac surgery)
•Ensure the hematoma location is documented as a digestive system organ or structure

Code Hierarchy

└K91Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system, not elsewhere classified └K91.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system └K91.87Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a digestive system organ or structure following a procedure └K91.871Postprocedural hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure following other procedure

└K91.871Postprocedural hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure following other procedure