D78
Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of the spleen
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 9 never code together
D50-D89chapter
Excludes2
- autoimmune disease (systemic) NOS (M35.9)M35.9
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)P00-P96
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)B20
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
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Subordinate codes 5
D78.0 Intraop hemor/hemtom of the spleen complicating a procedure D78.1 Accidental pnctr & lac of the spleen during a procedure D78.2 Postproc hemorrhage of the spleen following a procedure D78.3 Postproc hematoma and seroma of the spleen fol a procedure D78.8 Oth intraop and postprocedural complications of the spleen
Medications 2
21 Intraoperative Complications drugs 1315 Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications drugs
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