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D78.3

Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of the spleen following a procedure

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

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, FY2017 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

  • D78.31 Postprocedural hematoma of the spleen following a procedure on the spleen
  • D78.32 Postprocedural hematoma of the spleen following other procedure
  • D78.33 Postprocedural seroma of the spleen following a procedure on the spleen
  • D78.34 Postprocedural seroma of the spleen following other procedure

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2017 to now.

  1. FY2017 Added to the code set Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of the spleen following a procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
D78.0 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of the spleen complicating a procedure Not billable
D78.1 Accidental puncture and laceration of the spleen during a procedure Not billable
D78.2 Postprocedural hemorrhage of the spleen following a procedure Not billable
D78.8 Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications of the spleen Not billable