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Compare/D78 vs T85.730

D78 vs T85.730

D78 (Intraoperative and postprocedural complications of the spleen) compared with T85.730 (Infection and inflammatory reaction due to ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt), 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. T85.730 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 spleenT85.730Infection and inflammatory reaction due to ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: D78.01, D78.02, D78.11, D78.12, D78.21

Non-billable header

Report instead: T85.730A, T85.730D, T85.730S

ClassificationD50-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)
DefinitionIntraoperative and postprocedural complications of the spleen is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (D78).Infection and inflammatory reaction due to ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T85.730).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T85
Use additional code
code to identify infection
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

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources