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L76.81

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Other intraoperative complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue

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

What This Code Means

Unexpected complications affecting the skin or tissue that occur during a surgical procedure.

Coding Tips

  • •This is a catch-all code for intraoperative complications not elsewhere classified; be specific about the complication type if a more specific code exists
  • •Document the exact nature of the complication and which structure was affected during the procedure

Code Hierarchy

└L76Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue└L76.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue└L76.81Other intraoperative complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue
└L76.81Other intraoperative complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue

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