J95.61

J95.61: Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure complicating a respiratory system procedure

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

J95.61 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure complicating a respiratory system procedure. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check J95.61 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above J95.61

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on J95.6: Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure complicating a procedure

intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure due to accidental puncture and laceration during procedure (J95.7-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above J95.61

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on J95: Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified

aspiration pneumonia (J69.-)
emphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure (T81.82)
hypostatic pneumonia (J18.2)
pulmonary manifestations due to radiation (J70.0-J70.1)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

J95.61 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Complication›intraoperative›hemorrhage›respiratory system›during procedure on respiratory system organ or structure

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under J95.6

J95.62Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a respiratory system organ or structure complicating other procedure