L76 — Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue
Not billable
Is L76 billable?
No — L76 is a non-billable header code. L76 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 12 billable codes beneath L76.
Billable codes under this header
- L76.01Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating a dermatologic procedure
- L76.02Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating other procedure
- L76.11Accidental puncture and laceration of skin and subcutaneous tissue during a dermatologic procedure
- L76.12Accidental puncture and laceration of skin and subcutaneous tissue during other procedure
- L76.21Postprocedural hemorrhage of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a dermatologic procedure
- L76.22Postprocedural hemorrhage of skin and subcutaneous tissue following other procedure
- L76.31Postprocedural hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a dermatologic procedure
- L76.32Postprocedural hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following other procedure
- L76.33Postprocedural seroma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a dermatologic procedure
- L76.34Postprocedural seroma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following other procedure
- L76.81Other intraoperative complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue
- L76.82Other postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue
L76 at a glance
| Code | L76 |
|---|---|
| Description | Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 12
The conditions below are not part of L76, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L76 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)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- viral warts (B07.-)
What codes fall under L76? (5)
- L76.0Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating a procedurenot billable
- L76.1Accidental puncture and laceration of skin and subcutaneous tissue during a procedurenot billable
- L76.2Postprocedural hemorrhage of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a procedurenot billable
- L76.3Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a procedurenot billable
- L76.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissuenot billable
How long has L76 existed?
L76 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.