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Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care (Y62-Y69)

Y62-Y69 · 6 Entries

More specific codes (6)

Y62Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical careCategory · further specificity required Y63Failure in dosage during surgical and medical careCategory · further specificity required Y64Contaminated medical or biological substancesCategory · further specificity required Y65Other misadventures during surgical and medical careCategory · further specificity required Y66Nonadministration of surgical and medical careBillable / specific Y69Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical careBillable / specific

Coding notesExcludes 1 · Excludes 2 · 2

Excludes 1

surgical and medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure (Y83-Y84)

Excludes 2

breakdown or malfunctioning of medical device (during procedure) (after implantation) (ongoing use) (Y70-Y82)