D78.8 — Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications of the spleen

Not billable

Is D78.8 billable?

No — D78.8 is a non-billable header code. D78.8 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 2 billable codes beneath D78.8.

Billable codes under this header

D78.8 at a glance

Code	D78.8
Description	Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications of the spleen
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Use additional code

Report an additional code alongside D78.8 to fully describe the condition. D78.8 is sequenced first.

code, if applicable, to further specify disorder

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 3

The conditions below are not part of D78.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, D78.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.

autoimmune disease (systemic) NOS (M35.9)
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

What codes fall under D78.8? (2)

How long has D78.8 existed?

D78.8 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.