L76.3Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a procedure

L76.3 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for postprocedural hematoma and seroma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a procedure. It belongs to category L76 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue), block L76 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue) and chapter 12 (diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 4 subcodes must be used instead.

Within L76 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue), L76.3 is specifically for postprocedural hematoma and seroma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a procedure. Related codes cover intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating a procedure (L76.0), accidental puncture and laceration of skin and subcutaneous tissue during a procedure (L76.1), postprocedural hemorrhage of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a procedure (L76.2) and other intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue (L76.8).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: L76.31 (procedure), L76.32 (procedure), L76.33 (procedure) and L76.34 (procedure).

It was added in FY2017, effective October 1, 2016.