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M96.821

Billable

Accidental puncture and laceration of a musculoskeletal structure 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 muscles, bones, or related tissues that occurs during a non-musculoskeletal surgical procedure.

Coding Tips

  • •Clearly identify which musculoskeletal structure was injured and during what type of procedure
  • •This code indicates the injury was unintentional and occurred as a procedural complication

Code Hierarchy

└M96Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified└M96.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified└M96.82Accidental puncture and laceration of a musculoskeletal structure during a procedure└M96.821Accidental puncture and laceration of a musculoskeletal structure during other procedure
└M96.821Accidental puncture and laceration of a musculoskeletal structure during other procedure

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