Accidental puncture and laceration of skin and subcutaneous tissue during a dermatologic procedure

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Accidental puncture and laceration of skin and subcutaneous tissue during a dermatologic procedure

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Disorder > intraoperative
Complication > medical procedures
Complication > musculoskeletal system
Complication > surgical procedure > musculoskeletal
Complication > accidental puncture or laceration during a procedure
Complication > intraoperative > puncture or laceration > skin and subcutaneous tissue > during a dermatologic procedure

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
L76.12	Accidental puncture and laceration of skin and subcutaneous tissue during other procedure	Valid