K91.6 — Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a procedure
Is K91.6 billable?
No — K91.6 is a non-billable header code. K91.6 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 2 billable codes beneath K91.6.
K91.6 at a glance
| Code | K91.6 |
|---|---|
| Description | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a procedure |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with K91.6 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure due to accidental puncture and laceration during a procedure (K91.7-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K91.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K91.6 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from K91
The conditions below are not part of K91.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K91.6 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under K91.6? (2)
How long has K91.6 existed?
K91.6 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.
What other codes are in the K91 family? (7)
- K91.0Vomiting following gastrointestinal surgery
- K91.1Postgastric surgery syndromes
- K91.2Postsurgical malabsorption, not elsewhere classified
- K91.3Postprocedural intestinal obstructionnot billable
- K91.5Postcholecystectomy syndrome
- K91.7Accidental puncture and laceration of a digestive system organ or structure during a procedurenot billable
- K91.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive systemnot billable