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M96.843

Billable

Postprocedural seroma 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

A collection of clear fluid 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 seroma formation
  • •Seromas are common postoperative complications and may resolve spontaneously

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└M96.84Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a musculoskeletal structure following a procedure└M96.843Postprocedural seroma of a musculoskeletal structure following other procedure
└M96.843Postprocedural seroma of a musculoskeletal structure following other procedure

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