E36.12 — Accidental puncture and laceration of an endocrine system organ or structure during other procedure
Is E36.12 billable?
Yes — E36.12 is billable for FY2027. E36.12 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. E36.12 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
E36.12 at a glance
| Code | E36.12 |
|---|---|
| Description | Accidental puncture and laceration of an endocrine system organ or structure during other procedure |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does E36.12 group to?
E36.12 sits in MDC 15 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 791Prematurity with Major Problemsmedical
As a secondary diagnosis, E36.12 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is E36.12 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to E36.12. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Complication › intraoperative › puncture or laceration › endocrine system organ or structure › during procedure on other organ (s) (from) (of)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Chapter 4
The conditions below can never be reported together with E36.12 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from E36
The conditions below are not part of E36.12, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, E36.12 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- postprocedural endocrine and metabolic complications and disorders, not elsewhere classified (E89.-)
How long has E36.12 existed?
E36.12 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.