N99.6 — Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a genitourinary system organ or structure complicating a procedure
Is N99.6 billable?
No — N99.6 is a non-billable header code. N99.6 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 N99.6.
N99.6 at a glance
| Code | N99.6 |
|---|---|
| Description | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a genitourinary 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 N99.6 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 genitourinary system organ or structure due to accidental puncture or laceration during a procedure (N99.7-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 14
The conditions below are not part of N99.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N99.6 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 N99
The conditions below are not part of N99.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N99.6 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under N99.6? (2)
How long has N99.6 existed?
N99.6 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 N99 family? (8)
- N99.0Postprocedural (acute) (chronic) kidney failure
- N99.1Postprocedural urethral stricturenot billable
- N99.2Postprocedural adhesions of vagina
- N99.3Prolapse of vaginal vault after hysterectomy
- N99.4Postprocedural pelvic peritoneal adhesions
- N99.5Complications of stoma of urinary tractnot billable
- N99.7Accidental puncture and laceration of a genitourinary system organ or structure during a procedurenot billable
- N99.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary systemnot billable