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L76.81

L76.81: Other intraoperative complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L76.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other intraoperative complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

L76.81 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57206Billing and Coding: Lumbar MRI

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Complication›intraoperative›specified NEC›skin and subcutaneous tissue

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under L76.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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