K91.61 vs K91.7
K91.61 (Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a digestive system procedure) compared with K91.7 (Accidental puncture and laceration of a digestive 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. K91.61 carries an Excludes1 note covering K91.7: “intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure due to accidental puncture and laceration during a procedure (K91.7-)”
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
| K91.61Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a digestive system procedure | K91.7Accidental puncture and laceration of a digestive system organ or structure during a procedure | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header |
| Classification | K00-K95 — Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95) | K00-K95 — Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95) |
| Definition | Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a digestive system procedure is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (K91.61). | Accidental puncture and laceration of a digestive system organ or structure during a procedure is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (K91.7). |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources