M96.840 — Postprocedural hematoma of a musculoskeletal structure following a musculoskeletal system procedure
Is M96.840 billable?
Yes — M96.840 is billable for FY2027. M96.840 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. M96.840 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
M96.840 at a glance
| Code | M96.840 |
|---|---|
| Description | Postprocedural hematoma of a musculoskeletal structure following a musculoskeletal system procedure |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does M96.840 group to?
M96.840 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, M96.840 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is M96.840 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M96.840. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Complication › postprocedural › hematoma › musculoskeletal structure › following musculoskeletal surgery (s) (from) (of)
- Complication › postprocedural › hematoma › musculoskeletal structure › following orthopedic surgery (s) (from) (of)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M96.840, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M96.840 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 M96.840, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M96.840 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has M96.840 existed?
M96.840 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.