Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a musculoskeletal structure following a procedure
Non-billable header
M96.84 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from M96)
- Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M96)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M96)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M96)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M96)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M96)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M96)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M96)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M96)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M96)
- arthropathy following intestinal bypass (M02.0-) (from M96)
- complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T84.-) (from M96)
- disorders associated with osteoporosis (M80) (from M96)
- periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic joint (M97.-) (from M96)
- presence of functional implants and other devices (Z96-Z97) (from M96)
Parent code
- M96.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
More specific codes M96.84
- M96.840Postprocedural hematoma of a musculoskeletal structure following a musculoskeletal system procedureBillable
- M96.841Postprocedural hematoma of a musculoskeletal structure following other procedureBillable
- M96.842Postprocedural seroma of a musculoskeletal structure following a musculoskeletal system procedureBillable
- M96.843Postprocedural seroma of a musculoskeletal structure following other procedureBillable
Related codes
- M96.81Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a musculoskeletal structure complicating a procedureHeader
- M96.82Accidental puncture and laceration of a musculoskeletal structure during a procedureHeader
- M96.83Postprocedural hemorrhage of a musculoskeletal structure following a procedureHeader
- M96.89Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal systemBillable