I97.648 — Postprocedural seroma of a circulatory system organ or structure following other circulatory system procedure
Is I97.648 billable?
Yes — I97.648 is billable for FY2027. I97.648 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. I97.648 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
I97.648 at a glance
| Code | I97.648 |
|---|---|
| Description | Postprocedural seroma of a circulatory system organ or structure following other circulatory system procedure |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does I97.648 group to?
I97.648 sits in MDC 21 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 919Complications of Treatment with MCCmedical
- 920Complications of Treatment with CCmedical
- 921Complications of Treatment without CC/MCCmedical
As a secondary diagnosis, I97.648 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is I97.648 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to I97.648. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Complication › postprocedural › seroma › circulatory system organ or structure › following other circulatory system procedure (s) (from) (of)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 9
The conditions below are not part of I97.648, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I97.648 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- 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)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from I97
The conditions below are not part of I97.648, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I97.648 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- postprocedural shock (T81.1-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from I97.6
The conditions below are not part of I97.648, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I97.648 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- postprocedural cerebrovascular hemorrhage complicating a procedure (G97.5-)
How long has I97.648 existed?
I97.648 first appears in FY2018 (FY2017 is not available, so it may have appeared then).
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.