K91.6
Header — not billableIntraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a procedure
The ICD-10 code for intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a procedure is K91.6.
K91.6 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.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure due to accidental puncture and laceration during a procedure (K91.7-)
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- K91.0Vomiting following gastrointestinal surgery
- K91.1Postgastric surgery syndromes
- K91.2Postsurgical malabsorption, not elsewhere classified
- K91.3Postprocedural intestinal obstructionnon-billable header
- K91.5Postcholecystectomy syndrome
- K91.7Accidental puncture and laceration of a digestive system organ or structure during a procedurenon-billable header
- K91.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive systemnon-billable header
- K91.6Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a procedurenon-billable header