Is K91.872 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. K91.872 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does K91.872 sit in the tabular list?

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

K91.872

K91.872 — Postprocedural seroma of a digestive system organ or structure following a digestive system procedure

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K91.872 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for postprocedural seroma of a digestive system organ or structure following a digestive system procedure. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

K91.872 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

K91.872 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies — 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
A56632Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
A56775Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography

How K91.872 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 K91.872.

Complication›postprocedural›seroma›digestive system›following procedure on digestive system

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K91.87. If K91.872 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about K91.872

Is K91.872 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. K91.872 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does K91.872 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Other diseases of the digestive system (K90-K95).