Is L76.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. L76.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does L76.8 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).

L76.8

L76.8 — Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

L76.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

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Risk adjustment

L76.8 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 L76.8

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share L76. If L76.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about L76.8

Is L76.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. L76.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does L76.8 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).