K91.71 Accidental puncture and laceration of a digestive system organ or structure during a digestive system procedure

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applies from K91 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2 (not included here)

• complications of artificial opening of digestive system (K94.-)
• complications of bariatric procedures (K95.-)
• gastrojejunal ulcer (K28.-)
• postprocedural (radiation) retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11)
• radiation colitis (K52.0)
• radiation gastroenteritis (K52.0)
• radiation proctitis (K62.7)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 791 in MDC 15.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 998.2 Accidental puncture or laceration during a procedure, not elsewhere classified (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to K91.71

Back-references to K91.7

• Type 1 Excludes: K91.6 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a procedure ("intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure due to accidental puncture and laceration during a procedure (K91.7-)")

Back-references to K91

• Type 2 Excludes: T81 Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified ("intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specific body system (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95, K91.-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for K91.71

• Complication (s) (from) (of) › intraoperative (intraprocedural) › puncture or laceration (accidental) (unintentional) (of) › digestive system › during procedure on digestive system

Nearby codes

• K91.5 Postcholecystectomy syndrome
• K91.6 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a procedure
• K91.61 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a digestive system procedure
• K91.62 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating other procedure
• K91.7 Accidental puncture and laceration of a digestive system organ or structure during a procedure
• K91.71 Accidental puncture and laceration of a digestive system organ or structure during a digestive system procedure (this code)
• K91.72 Accidental puncture and laceration of a digestive system organ or structure during other procedure
• K91.8 Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system
• K91.81 Other intraoperative complications of digestive system
• K91.82 Postprocedural hepatic failure
• K91.83 Postprocedural hepatorenal syndrome