M96.81Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a musculoskeletal structure complicating a procedure

M96.81 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a musculoskeletal structure complicating a procedure. It belongs to category M96 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified), block M96 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified) and chapter 13 (diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 2 subcodes must be used instead.

Within M96.8 (other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified), M96.81 is specifically for intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a musculoskeletal structure complicating a procedure. Related codes cover accidental puncture and laceration of a musculoskeletal structure during a procedure (M96.82), postprocedural hemorrhage of a musculoskeletal structure following a procedure (M96.83), postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a musculoskeletal structure following a procedure (M96.84) and other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system (M96.89).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: M96.810 (procedure) and M96.811 (procedure).

Don't report M96.81 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a musculoskeletal structure due to accidental puncture and laceration during a procedure (M96.82-).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.