I97.6
Header — not billablePostprocedural hemorrhage, hematoma and seroma of a circulatory system organ or structure following a procedure
The ICD-10 code for postprocedural hemorrhage, hematoma and seroma of a circulatory system organ or structure following a procedure is I97.6.
I97.6 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- postprocedural cerebrovascular hemorrhage complicating a procedure (G97.5-)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under I97.6
- I97.61Postprocedural hemorrhage of a circulatory system organ or structure following a circulatory system procedurenon-billable header
- I97.62Postprocedural hemorrhage, hematoma and seroma of a circulatory system organ or structure following other procedurenon-billable header
- I97.63Postprocedural hematoma of a circulatory system organ or structure following a circulatory system procedurenon-billable header
- I97.64Postprocedural seroma of a circulatory system organ or structure following a circulatory system procedurenon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- I97.0Postcardiotomy syndrome
- I97.1Other postprocedural cardiac functional disturbancesnon-billable header
- I97.2Postmastectomy lymphedema syndrome
- I97.3Postprocedural hypertension
- I97.4Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a circulatory system organ or structure complicating a procedurenon-billable header
- I97.5Accidental puncture and laceration of a circulatory system organ or structure during a procedurenon-billable header
- I97.7Intraoperative cardiac functional disturbancesnon-billable header
- I97.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the circulatory system, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- I97.6Postprocedural hemorrhage, hematoma and seroma of a circulatory system organ or structure following a procedurenon-billable header