Moderate laceration of body of pancreas, sequela

This code signifies a moderate-severity tear or cut in the main part of the pancreas, specifically indicating a long-term complication or late effect of the initial injury. It describes a persistent issue arising from a past pancreatic laceration, not the acute injury itself.

This code is appropriate for documenting conditions that are residual effects of a previously sustained moderate laceration to the body of the pancreas. Examples include chronic pancreatitis, pseudocyst formation, or pancreatic insufficiency directly attributable to the past injury, once the acute phase has passed.

• Always assign this code as a secondary diagnosis, following the code for the specific sequela being treated.
• Ensure documentation clearly links the current condition to a past moderate laceration of the pancreatic body.
• Do not use for initial or acute treatment of the laceration; a separate code for the acute injury would have been used at that time.