N99.7
Header — not billableAccidental puncture and laceration of a genitourinary system organ or structure during a procedure
The ICD-10 code for accidental puncture and laceration of a genitourinary system organ or structure during a procedure is N99.7.
N99.7 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
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.
Related codes in this category
- N99.0Postprocedural (acute) (chronic) kidney failure
- N99.1Postprocedural urethral stricturenon-billable header
- N99.2Postprocedural adhesions of vagina
- N99.3Prolapse of vaginal vault after hysterectomy
- N99.4Postprocedural pelvic peritoneal adhesions
- N99.5Complications of stoma of urinary tractnon-billable header
- N99.6Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a genitourinary system organ or structure complicating a procedurenon-billable header
- N99.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary systemnon-billable header
- N99.7Accidental puncture and laceration of a genitourinary system organ or structure during a procedurenon-billable header