I97.641 — Postprocedural seroma of a circulatory system organ or structure following cardiac bypass
I97.641 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for postprocedural seroma of a circulatory system organ or structure following cardiac bypass. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
I97.641 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
I97.641 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies — 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms
- A57593Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Peripheral Arterial Vascular Studies
- A57594Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Peripheral Venous Vascular and Hemodialysis Access Studies
How I97.641 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to I97.641.
- Complication›postprocedural›seroma›circulatory system organ or structure›following cardiac bypass
Related codes at this level
Codes that share I97.64. If I97.641 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about I97.641
- Is I97.641 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. I97.641 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does I97.641 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Other and unspecified disorders of the circulatory system (I95-I99).