Y62 – Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care
ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code · Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care
ICD-10-CM code
Y62
- Code
Y62(claims format:Y62)- Description
- Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care
- Short description
- Failure of steril precaut during surgical and medical care
- Billable
- No – use a more specific code below
- Valid for
- Dates of service October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 (FY2027)
- Chapter
- 20. External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
- Block
- Y62-Y69 Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care
Billable codes under Y62
Y62 is a header code and cannot be used on claims. Choose the most specific code:
- Y62.0 – Failure of sterile precautions during surgical operationBillable
- Y62.1 – Failure of sterile precautions during infusion or transfusionBillable
- Y62.2 – Failure of sterile precautions during kidney dialysis and other perfusionBillable
- Y62.3 – Failure of sterile precautions during injection or immunizationBillable
- Y62.4 – Failure of sterile precautions during endoscopic examinationBillable
- Y62.5 – Failure of sterile precautions during heart catheterizationBillable
- Y62.6 – Failure of sterile precautions during aspiration, puncture and other catheterizationBillable
- Y62.8 – Failure of sterile precautions during other surgical and medical careBillable
- Y62.9 – Failure of sterile precautions during unspecified surgical and medical careBillable
Notes inherited from parent codes
Instructional notes at a category or block level apply to every code below it.
Block Y62-Y69
Excludes1 (not coded here):
Frequently asked questions
What is ICD-10 code Y62?
Y62 is the ICD-10-CM code for failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care, in the block Y62-Y69 (Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care).
Is Y62 a billable code?
No. Y62 is a header code with more specific child codes; report one of the billable codes listed above.
Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code files, tabular list and index. Reference only – code assignment must follow the official ICD-10-CM guidelines and documentation in the medical record.