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Compare/I97.4 vs I97.5

I97.4 vs I97.5

I97.4 (Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a circulatory system organ or structure complicating a procedure) compared with I97.5 (Accidental puncture and laceration of a circulatory system organ or structure during a procedure), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. I97.4 carries an Excludes1 note covering I97.5: “intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a circulatory system organ or structure due to accidental puncture and laceration during a procedure (I97.5-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

I97.4Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a circulatory system organ or structure complicating a procedureI97.5Accidental puncture and laceration of a circulatory system organ or structure during a procedure
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: I97.410, I97.411, I97.418, I97.42

Non-billable header

Report instead: I97.51, I97.52

ClassificationI00-I99 — Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99)I00-I99 — Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99)
DefinitionIntraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a circulatory system organ or structure complicating a procedure is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (I97.4).Accidental puncture and laceration of a circulatory system organ or structure during a procedure is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (I97.5).

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources