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FY2027

M96.830 — Postprocedural hemorrhage of a musculoskeletal structure following a musculoskeletal system procedure

BillableCC

Is M96.830 billable?

Yes — M96.830 is billable for FY2027. M96.830 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. M96.830 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

M96.830 at a glance

CodeM96.830
DescriptionPostprocedural hemorrhage of a musculoskeletal structure following a musculoskeletal system procedure
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does M96.830 group to?

M96.830 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, M96.830 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.

How is M96.830 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M96.830. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Complication › postprocedural › hemorrhage › musculoskeletal structure › following musculoskeletal surgery (s) (from) (of)
  • Complication › postprocedural › hemorrhage › musculoskeletal structure › following orthopedic surgery (s) (from) (of)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13

The conditions below are not part of M96.830, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M96.830 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • 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 M96

The conditions below are not part of M96.830, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M96.830 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • arthropathy following intestinal bypass (M02.0-)
  • complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T84.-)
  • disorders associated with osteoporosis (M80)
  • periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic joint (M97.-)
  • presence of functional implants and other devices (Z96-Z97)

How long has M96.830 existed?

M96.830 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Description changes
  • FY2018
    Postprocedural hemorrhage and hematoma of a musculoskeletal structure following a musculoskeletal system procedure
    Postprocedural hemorrhage of a musculoskeletal structure following a musculoskeletal system procedure

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

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