Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of the spleen

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 5 more specific codes instead:

• D78.0 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of the spleen complicating a procedure (also a header)
• D78.1 Accidental puncture and laceration of the spleen during a procedure (also a header)
• D78.2 Postprocedural hemorrhage of the spleen following a procedure (also a header)
• D78.3 Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of the spleen following a procedure (also a header)
• D78.8 Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications of the spleen (also a header)