D78 vs T83.038A
D78 (Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of the spleen) compared with T83.038A (Leakage of other urinary catheter, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. Both may be reported when both conditions are documented (Excludes2).
Can these codes be reported together?
Yes, when both are documented. T83.038A carries an Excludes2 note covering D78: “intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specified body systems (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95.6-, J95.7, K91.6-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)”
Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.
Side by side
| D78Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of the spleen | T83.038ALeakage of other urinary catheter, initial encounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Billable |
| Classification | D50-D89 — Diseases of the Blood and Blood-forming Organs and Certain Disorders Involving the Immune Mechanism (D50-D89) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of the spleen is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (D78). | Leakage of other urinary catheter, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T83.038A). |
| 7th character | — | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T83 |
| Includes | — | Leakage of Hopkins catheter Leakage of ileostomy catheter Leakage of urostomy catheter |
| Use additional code | — | code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5) code(s) to identify the specified condition resulting from the complication code to identify devices involved and details of circumstances (Y62-Y82) |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources