Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 5 more specific codes instead:

• L76.0 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating a procedure (also a header)
• L76.1 Accidental puncture and laceration of skin and subcutaneous tissue during a procedure (also a header)
• L76.2 Postprocedural hemorrhage of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a procedure (also a header)
• L76.3 Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a procedure (also a header)
• L76.8 Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue (also a header)