D78.3Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of the spleen following a procedure

D78.3 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for postprocedural hematoma and seroma of the spleen following a procedure. It belongs to category D78 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications of the spleen), block D78 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications of the spleen) and chapter 3 (diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 4 subcodes must be used instead.

Within D78 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications of the spleen), D78.3 is specifically for postprocedural hematoma and seroma of the spleen following a procedure. Related codes cover intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of the spleen complicating a procedure (D78.0), accidental puncture and laceration of the spleen during a procedure (D78.1), postprocedural hemorrhage of the spleen following a procedure (D78.2) and other intraoperative and postprocedural complications of the spleen (D78.8).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: D78.31 (spleen), D78.32 (procedure), D78.33 (spleen) and D78.34 (procedure).

It was added in FY2017, effective October 1, 2016.