I agree they do under the category of never events, I do not think this qualifies as a never event which is why I would code it, I equate this to the same as a spinal surgeon having to do a dural repair due to a fluid leak, or nicking an artery necesitating an arterial repair. While these things do not always happen, they do happen and thank goodness they can be fixed, it was probably unavoidable but something that happened in order to accomplish the primary objective. This is why I would code it and submit it as a complication.