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L76

Non-billable

Intraop and postprocedural complications of skin, subcu

Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

L76-L76

Child Codes

5

Coding Notes

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
  • viral warts (B07.-)

Child Codes (5)

L76.0

Intraop hemor/hemtom of skin, subcu complicating a procedure

L76.1

Accidental pnctr & lac of skin, subcu during a procedure

L76.2

Postproc hemorrhage of skin, subcu following a procedure

L76.3

Postproc hematoma and seroma of skin, subcu fol a procedure

L76.8

Oth intraop and postprocedural complications of skin, subcu

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code L76?

ICD-10-CM code L76 represents "Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is L76 a billable code?

No, L76 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 5 child codes under L76.

What chapter is L76 in?

L76 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).

What are the subcategories under L76?

L76 has 5 child codes, including: L76.0 (Intraop hemor/hemtom of skin, subcu complicating a procedure), L76.1 (Accidental pnctr & lac of skin, subcu during a procedure), L76.2 (Postproc hemorrhage of skin, subcu following a procedure), L76.3 (Postproc hematoma and seroma of skin, subcu fol a procedure), and 1 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for L76?

L76 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2888187. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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