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L76.12

Billable

Accidental puncture and laceration of skin and subcutaneous tissue during other procedure

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

What This Code Means

An accidental cut or puncture wound to the skin and underlying tissue that happens during a non-dermatologic surgical procedure.

Coding Tips

  • •Use when the accidental injury occurs during procedures not primarily dermatologic in nature
  • •Clearly document in the operative report that the injury was accidental and occurred during the procedure

Code Hierarchy

└L76Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue└L76.1Accidental puncture and laceration of skin and subcutaneous tissue during a procedure└L76.12Accidental puncture and laceration of skin and subcutaneous tissue during other procedure
└L76.12Accidental puncture and laceration of skin and subcutaneous tissue during other procedure

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