Coding and coverage · ICD-10-CM

M96

M96.8 Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified

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Codes under this one

  • M96.81 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a musculoskeletal structure complicating a procedureHeader
  • M96.82 Accidental puncture and laceration of a musculoskeletal structure during a procedureHeader
  • M96.83 Postprocedural hemorrhage of a musculoskeletal structure following a procedureHeader
  • M96.84 Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a musculoskeletal structure following a procedureHeader
  • M96.89 Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system

Instructional notes

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Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Notes
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

M96

Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
  • arthropathy following intestinal bypass (M02.0-)
  • complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T84.-)
  • disorders associated with osteoporosis (M80)
  • periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic joint (M97.-)
  • presence of functional implants and other devices (Z96-Z97)

Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue · M96 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified (M96)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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