K91.6

K91.6: Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a procedure

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

K91.6 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a procedure. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure due to accidental puncture and laceration during a procedure (K91.7-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K91.6

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

Written on K91: Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system, not elsewhere classified

complications of artificial opening of digestive system (K94.-)
complications of bariatric procedures (K95.-)
gastrojejunal ulcer (K28.-)
postprocedural (radiation) retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11)
radiation colitis (K52.0)
radiation gastroenteritis (K52.0)
radiation proctitis (K62.7)

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead K91.6

2 child codes. Green means billable.