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L76.21 ICD-10-CM Code: Postprocedural hemorrhage of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a dermatologic procedure

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v43, Appendix B.

  • MS-DRG 919 — COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH MCC (MDC 21)
  • MS-DRG 920 — COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH CC (MDC 21)
  • MS-DRG 921 — COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC (MDC 21)

A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.

Code Overview

Postprocedural hemorrhage of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a dermatologic procedure is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (L76.21).

MedCoder summary Summary composed by MedCoder from this code's official ICD-10-CM record. The tabular instructional notes themselves appear verbatim below.

Indexed Clinical Terms (1)

Official source data — entries quoted as published, in the Index’s own lookup phrasing

Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code. These are alphabetic-index entries shown as the Index writes them — lookup phrasing, not necessarily the wording of a final diagnosis.

Verify Before Coding

  • CC as a secondary diagnosis (FY2026). Can raise the stay's MS-DRG severity tier.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim in Claim Check.

Relationships & Classification

MedCoder structured relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets

Other codes that name L76.21 or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes. Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.

Referenced by 10 Excludes2 notes: T80 — Complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (via L76.-), T80-T88 — Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88) (via L76.-), T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified (via L76.-), T82 — Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (via L76.-), T83 — Complications of genitourinary prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (via L76.-), T84 — Complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (via L76.-), T85 — Complications of other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (via L76.-), T86 — Complications of transplanted organs and tissue (via L76.-), T87 — Complications peculiar to reattachment and amputation (via L76.-), T88 — Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (via L76.-).

These codes’ tabular lists name this diagnosis as distinct — both may be reported when both are documented.

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2026)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

CC — Complication or Comorbidity. Reported as a secondary diagnosis, this code raises the stay's MS-DRG severity tier — except when the principal diagnosis is one of 78 clinically related codes on its CMS exclusion list.

Named in the grouper logic of 3 MS-DRGs: DRG 919 (MDC 21), DRG 920 (MDC 21), DRG 921 (MDC 21).

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and C). Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):SKN006 — Postprocedural or postoperative skin complication (default).

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Related Codes

Same clinical process (MS-DRG)

Acts as CC — raises the severity of other admissions. CMS groups these diagnoses into one MS-DRG principal-diagnosis exclusion process — a CC/MCC on this list never raises severity when the principal diagnosis is also on it.

K57.53 — Diverticulitis of both small and large intestine without perforation or abscess with bleeding, K57.81 — Diverticulitis of intestine, part unspecified, with perforation and abscess with bleeding, K57.91 — Diverticulosis of intestine, part unspecified, without perforation or abscess with bleeding, K57.93 — Diverticulitis of intestine, part unspecified, without perforation or abscess with bleeding, K62.5 — Hemorrhage of anus and rectum, K92.0 — Hematemesis, K92.1 — Melena, K92.2 — Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, unspecified, L76.01 — Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating a dermatologic procedure, L76.02 — Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating other procedure, L76.22 — Postprocedural hemorrhage of skin and subcutaneous tissue following other procedure, L76.31 — Postprocedural hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a dermatologic procedure, L76.32 — Postprocedural hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following other procedure, L76.33 — Postprocedural seroma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a dermatologic procedure, L76.34 — Postprocedural seroma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following other procedure, L76.81 — Other intraoperative complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue, L76.82 — Other postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue, M96.89 — Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the musculoskeletal system, N98.1 — Hyperstimulation of ovaries, N98.2 — Complications of attempted introduction of fertilized ovum following in vitro fertilization, +57 more

Same clinical category (CCSR)

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software groups these diagnoses under the same clinical category (Postprocedural or postoperative skin complication).

L76.01 — Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating a dermatologic procedure, L76.02 — Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating other procedure, L76.11 — Accidental puncture and laceration of skin and subcutaneous tissue during a dermatologic procedure, L76.12 — Accidental puncture and laceration of skin and subcutaneous tissue during other procedure, L76.22 — Postprocedural hemorrhage of skin and subcutaneous tissue following other procedure, L76.31 — Postprocedural hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a dermatologic procedure, L76.32 — Postprocedural hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following other procedure, L76.33 — Postprocedural seroma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a dermatologic procedure, L76.34 — Postprocedural seroma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following other procedure, L76.81 — Other intraoperative complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue, L76.82 — Other postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue

Lab tests where this diagnosis supports Medicare coverage (NCD)

Medicare's National Coverage Determination (NCD) program lists this diagnosis as medical justification for these lab tests.

Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) Test, Prothrombin Time Test and INR (PT/INR)

Contextual Map

Every relationship of L76.21 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Run L76.21 with these 8 related codes in Claim Check

Hierarchy

Referenced by Excludes2 notes (10)

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MS-DRG Grouper

MDC crossing

  • MDC 21 — Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs[MDC crossing]: “Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs. 32,029 same-MDC procedures group here; browse them on the MDC page.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026

Index entries

  • Complication (s) (from) (of), postprocedural, hemorrhage (of), skin and subcutaneous tissue, following dermatologic procedure[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026

Nearest codes (17)

Change history (3)

Sources for this page

Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.

Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data
CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2026 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2025 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Claim edits Official source data
CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v43.1 (April 2026) Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Inpatient payment groups Official source data
CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v43 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship
Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder explanation
Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.

Labels on this page: Official source data · MedCoder structured relationship · MedCoder explanation. How to read the labels · All data sources and release dates

Change history

  • FY2017 — October 1, 2016
    Description revised
    Postprocedural hemorrhage and hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a dermatologic procedure → Postprocedural hemorrhage of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a dermatologic procedure
    FY2017 changes
  • FY2017 — October 1, 2016
    Short description revised
    Postproc hemor/hemtom of skin, subcu fol a dermatologic proc → Postproc hemor of skin, subcu fol a dermatologic procedure
    FY2017 changes
  • FY2016 — October 1, 2015
    In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption
    Postprocedural hemorrhage and hematoma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a dermatologic procedure

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to L76.21 in its code family, with their registry titles.

View all codes in the L76 family