K91.81
Billable codeOther intraoperative complications of digestive system
The ICD-10 code for other intraoperative complications of digestive system is K91.81.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- K91.82Postprocedural hepatic failure
- K91.83Postprocedural hepatorenal syndrome
- K91.84Postprocedural hemorrhage of a digestive system organ or structure following a procedurenon-billable header
- K91.85Complications of intestinal pouchnon-billable header
- K91.86Retained cholelithiasis following cholecystectomy
- K91.87Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of a digestive system organ or structure following a procedurenon-billable header
- K91.89Other postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system
- K91.81Other intraoperative complications of digestive system
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 99749Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
K91.81 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 314Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC
- DRG 315Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with CC
- DRG 316Other Circulatory System Diagnoses without CC/MCC
- DRG 393Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC
- DRG 394Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC
- DRG 395Other Digestive System Diagnoses without CC/MCC