D78.01 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of the spleen complicating a procedure on the spleen

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applies from D78.0 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of the spleen complicating a procedure

Excludes1 (never code together)

• intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of the spleen due to accidental puncture or laceration during a procedure (D78.1-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 919-921 in MDC 21.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 998.11 Hemorrhage complicating a procedure (approximate)
• 998.12 Hematoma complicating a procedure (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to D78.01

Back-references to D78

• Type 2 Excludes: T81 Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified ("intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specific body system (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95, K91.-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for D78.01

• Complication (s) (from) (of) › intraoperative (intraprocedural) › hemorrhage (hematoma) (of) › spleen › during a procedure on the spleen

Nearby codes

• D78 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of the spleen
• D78.0 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of the spleen complicating a procedure
• D78.01 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of the spleen complicating a procedure on the spleen (this code)
• D78.02 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of the spleen complicating other procedure
• D78.1 Accidental puncture and laceration of the spleen during a procedure
• D78.11 Accidental puncture and laceration of the spleen during a procedure on the spleen
• D78.12 Accidental puncture and laceration of the spleen during other procedure
• D78.2 Postprocedural hemorrhage of the spleen following a procedure