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L76.1 - Accidental puncture and laceration of skin and subcutaneous tissue during a procedure

• Applicable to Accidental puncture and laceration of skin and subcutaneous tissue during a procedure
• The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM L76.1 became effective on October 1, 2024.
• This is the American ICD10-CM version of L76.1 - other international versions of ICD10 L76.1 may differ.
• L76.1 is a Non-Billable / Non-Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• L76.1 Code should not be used for billing or reimbursement purposes as there are multiple ICD-10 CM codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.

The following codes above L76.1 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to L76.1:

• Chapter: L00-L99 - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
• Section: L76 - Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue
• Category: L76 - Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of skin and subcutaneous tissue

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Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.