K91.873
BillablePostprocedural seroma 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 clear fluid that forms after surgery as a complication, when the surgery was not on the digestive system itself.
Coding Tips
- •Use when seroma involves a digestive organ but resulted from a non-digestive procedure
- •Document the relationship between the original procedure and the digestive system seroma location
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└K91.873Postprocedural seroma of a digestive system organ or structure following other procedure
└K91.873Postprocedural seroma of a digestive system organ or structure following other procedure