Is K91.62 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. K91.62 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does K91.62 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Other diseases of the digestive system (K90-K95).

What cannot be coded together with K91.62?

K91.62 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above K91.62 (K91.6) and apply to it just the same.

K91.62

K91.62 — Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating other procedure

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K91.62 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating other procedure. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K91.62

These are not written on K91.62, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing K91.62 with anything listed here is a denial.

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 K91.62

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of K91.62, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

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

K91.62 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

K91.62 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies — 3 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
A56682Billing and Coding: Diagnostic Abdominal Aortography and Renal Angiography
A57056Billing and Coding: Aortography and Peripheral Angiography

How K91.62 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 K91.62.

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

Code history

K91.62 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K91.6. If K91.62 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

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

Questions about K91.62

Is K91.62 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. K91.62 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does K91.62 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Other diseases of the digestive system (K90-K95).
What cannot be coded together with K91.62?: K91.62 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above K91.62 (K91.6) and apply to it just the same.