Y62-Y69: Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care

ICD-10-CM 2027 block Y62-Y69 in chapter 20 (External causes of morbidity) has 6 categories.

Block notes

Excludes1 (not coded here):
  • 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)
Excludes2 (not included here):
  • breakdown or malfunctioning of medical device (during procedure) (after implantation) (ongoing use) (Y70-Y82)