Is L76.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. L76.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does L76.0 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue (L76).

What cannot be coded together with L76.0?

L76.0 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

L76.0

L76.0 — Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating a procedure

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

L76.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue 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 skin and subcutaneous tissue due to accidental puncture and laceration during a procedure (L76.1-)

Risk adjustment

L76.0 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.

Code to one of these instead L76.0

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share L76. If L76.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about L76.0

Is L76.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. L76.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does L76.0 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue (L76).
What cannot be coded together with L76.0?: L76.0 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.