K91.870 — Postprocedural hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure following a digestive system procedure
Is K91.870 billable?
Yes — K91.870 is billable for FY2027. K91.870 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. K91.870 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
K91.870 at a glance
| Code | K91.870 |
|---|---|
| Description | Postprocedural hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure following a digestive system procedure |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does K91.870 group to?
K91.870 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, K91.870 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is K91.870 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to K91.870. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Complication › postprocedural › hematoma › digestive system › following procedure on digestive system (s) (from) (of)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K91.870, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K91.870 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 K91.870, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K91.870 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has K91.870 existed?
K91.870 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.
What other codes are in the K91.87 family? (3)
- K91.871Postprocedural hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure following other procedure
- K91.872Postprocedural seroma of a digestive system organ or structure following a digestive system procedure
- K91.873Postprocedural seroma of a digestive system organ or structure following other procedure