2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y62.0

Failure of sterile precautions during surgical operation

ICD-10-CM Code:
Y62.0
ICD-10 Code for:
Failure of sterile precautions during surgical operation
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality
    (V01–Y99)
    • Complications of medical and surgical care
      (Y62-Y84)
      • Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care
        (Y62)

Y62.0 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of failure of sterile precautions during surgical operation. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Failure of sterile precautions during surgical operation

Clinical Classification

Index of External Cause of Injuries

References found for this diagnosis code in the External Cause of Injuries Index:

    • Misadventure(s) to patient(s) during surgical or medical care
      • failure
        • sterile precautions (during procedure)
          • surgical operation

Convert Y62.0 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: E872.0 - Failure sterile surgery

Patient Education


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Other steps health care workers can take include:

  • Covering coughs and sneezes
  • Staying up to date with vaccinations
  • Using gloves, masks and protective clothing
  • Making tissues and hand cleaners available
  • Following hospital guidelines when dealing with blood or contaminated items

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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.