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M96.831

Billable

Postprocedural hemorrhage of a musculoskeletal structure following other 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 non-musculoskeletal surgical procedure is completed.

Coding Tips

  • •Specify the type of procedure that preceded the postoperative hemorrhage
  • •Distinguish between hemorrhage (active bleeding) and hematoma (blood collection) for accurate coding

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└M96.831Postprocedural hemorrhage of a musculoskeletal structure following other procedure
└M96.831Postprocedural hemorrhage of a musculoskeletal structure following other procedure

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