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M96.830

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Postprocedural hemorrhage of a musculoskeletal structure following a musculoskeletal system procedure

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

What This Code Means

Bleeding in muscles, bones, or connective tissue that develops after a musculoskeletal surgery is completed.

Coding Tips

  • •This code is used for hemorrhage that occurs in the postoperative period, not during the procedure
  • •Document the timing of when the bleeding was discovered relative to the surgery

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└M96.83Postprocedural hemorrhage of a musculoskeletal structure following a procedure└M96.830Postprocedural hemorrhage of a musculoskeletal structure following a musculoskeletal system procedure
└M96.830Postprocedural hemorrhage of a musculoskeletal structure following a musculoskeletal system procedure

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