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K91.61

K91.61: Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a digestive system procedure

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K91.61 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a digestive system procedure. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K91.61

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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

  • 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 K91.61

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.

Medicare coverage

K91.61 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
  • A56682Billing and Coding: Diagnostic Abdominal Aortography and Renal Angiography
  • A57056Billing and Coding: Aortography and Peripheral Angiography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Complication›intraoperative›hemorrhage›digestive system organ›during procedure on digestive system

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under K91.6

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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