M96.83
M96.83 — Postprocedural hemorrhage of a musculoskeletal structure following a procedure
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M96.83 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for postprocedural hemorrhage of a musculoskeletal structure following a procedure. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M96.83 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 M96.83
2 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M96.8. If M96.83 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M96.81Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a musculoskeletal structure complicating a procedure
- M96.82Accidental puncture and laceration of a musculoskeletal structure during a procedure
- M96.84Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a musculoskeletal structure following a procedure
- M96.89Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system
Questions about M96.83
- Is M96.83 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M96.83 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M96.83 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified (M96).