Y65 Other misadventures during surgical and medical care
ICD-10-CM category Y65 sits in Chapter 20 (External causes of morbidity, V00-Y99). It contains 9 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.
Subcategories
Y65.5 Performance of wrong procedure (operation)
Billable codes in Y65
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
Y65.0 | Mismatched blood in transfusion |
Y65.1 | Wrong fluid used in infusion |
Y65.2 | Failure in suture or ligature during surgical operation |
Y65.3 | Endotracheal tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedure |
Y65.4 | Failure to introduce or to remove other tube or instrument |
Y65.51 | Performance of wrong procedure (operation) on correct patient |
Y65.52 | Performance of procedure (operation) on patient not scheduled for surgery |
Y65.53 | Performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part |
Y65.8 | Other specified misadventures during surgical and medical care |
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