Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care
38 codes in this section
About Section Y62-Y69
Section Y62-Y69 (Y62-Y69) covers misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care. It sits within the External causes of morbidity chapter (V00-Y99). This section contains 38 ICD-10-CM codes, 33 billable diagnoses you can submit on a claim, and 5 non-billable header codes used to organize the hierarchy.
Codes are organized below by 3-character root. Click the root to see all subcodes underneath it, or click any individual code for full coverage data, payer policies, and linked CPT procedures.
Codes in Y62-Y69
Grouped by 3-character root code. Click any code for full detail.
| Y62.0 | Failure of sterile precautions during surgical operation | Billable |
| Y62.1 | Failure of sterile precautions during infusion or transfusion | Billable |
| Y62.2 | Failure of sterile precautions during kidney dialysis and other perfusion | Billable |
| Y62.3 | Failure of sterile precautions during injection or immunization | Billable |
| Y62.4 | Failure of sterile precautions during endoscopic examination | Billable |
| Y62.5 | Failure of sterile precautions during heart catheterization | Billable |
| Y62.6 | Failure of sterile precautions during aspiration, puncture and other catheterization | Billable |
| Y62.8 | Failure of sterile precautions during other surgical and medical care | Billable |
| Y62.9 | Failure of sterile precautions during unspecified surgical and medical care | Billable |
| Y63.0 | Excessive amount of blood or other fluid given during transfusion or infusion | Billable |
| Y63.1 | Incorrect dilution of fluid used during infusion | Billable |
| Y63.2 | Overdose of radiation given during therapy | Billable |
| Y63.3 | Inadvertent exposure of patient to radiation during medical care | Billable |
| Y63.4 | Failure in dosage in electroshock or insulin-shock therapy | Billable |
| Y63.5 | Inappropriate temperature in local application and packing | Billable |
| Y63.6 | Underdosing and nonadministration of necessary drug, medicament or biological substance | Billable |
| Y63.8 | Failure in dosage during other surgical and medical care | Billable |
| Y63.9 | Failure in dosage during unspecified surgical and medical care | Billable |
| Y64.0 | Contaminated medical or biological substance, transfused or infused | Billable |
| Y64.1 | Contaminated medical or biological substance, injected or used for immunization | Billable |
| Y64.8 | Contaminated medical or biological substance administered by other means | Billable |
| Y64.9 | Contaminated medical or biological substance administered by unspecified means | Billable |
| Y65.0 | Mismatched blood in transfusion | Billable |
| Y65.1 | Wrong fluid used in infusion | Billable |
| Y65.2 | Failure in suture or ligature during surgical operation | Billable |
| Y65.3 | Endotracheal tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedure | Billable |
| Y65.4 | Failure to introduce or to remove other tube or instrument | Billable |
| Y65.5 | Performance of wrong procedure (operation) | Header |
| Y65.51 | Performance of wrong procedure (operation) on correct patient | Billable |
| Y65.52 | Performance of procedure (operation) on patient not scheduled for surgery | Billable |
| Y65.53 | Performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part | Billable |
| Y65.8 | Other specified misadventures during surgical and medical care | Billable |
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Verified against the CMS 2026 code set on May 31, 2026.
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