M96.82 is the authoritative medical code for Accidental puncture and laceration of a musculoskeletal structure during a procedure. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for accidental puncture and laceration of a musculoskeletal structure during a procedure (ICD-10-CM M96.82), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for M96.82 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
No. M96.82 (Accidental puncture and laceration of a musculoskeletal structure during a procedure) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.
Per Excludes2 instructions, M96.82 and the following may both be reported when both are present: arthropathy following intestinal bypass (M02.0-); complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T84.-); disorders associated with osteoporosis (M80); periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic joint (M97.-).
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as M96.82, with their registry titles.
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