L76.22

L76.22

Billable

Postprocedural hemorrhage of skin and subcutaneous tissue following other procedure

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

What This Code Means

Bleeding from the skin and underlying tissue that occurs after a non-dermatologic surgical procedure.

Coding Tips

•Use when postoperative bleeding from skin/subcutaneous tissue follows procedures not primarily dermatologic
•Document the timing of bleeding onset relative to procedure completion

Code Hierarchy

└L76Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue └L76.2Postprocedural hemorrhage of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a procedure └L76.22Postprocedural hemorrhage of skin and subcutaneous tissue following other procedure

└L76.22Postprocedural hemorrhage of skin and subcutaneous tissue following other procedure