2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y62.8
Failure of sterile precautions during other surgical and medical care
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- Y62.8
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Failure of steril precaut during oth surg and medical care
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Code Navigator:
Y62.8 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of failure of sterile precautions during other surgical and medical care. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
Clinical Classification
Clinical Category is External cause codes: complications of medical and surgical care, initial encounter
- CCSR Category Code: EXT025
- Inpatient Default CCSR: X - Not applicable.
- Outpatient Default CCSR: X - Not applicable.
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)
- biopsy (except needle aspiration)
- Misadventure(s) to patient(s) during surgical or medical care
- failure
- sterile precautions (during procedure)
- enema
- Misadventure(s) to patient(s) during surgical or medical care
- failure
- sterile precautions (during procedure)
- removal of catheter or packing
- Misadventure(s) to patient(s) during surgical or medical care
- failure
- sterile precautions (during procedure)
- specified procedure NEC
Convert Y62.8 to ICD-9-CM
- ICD-9-CM Code: E872.8 - Fail sterile proced NEC
Patient Education
Infection Control
Every year, lives are lost because of the spread of infections in hospitals. Health care workers can take steps to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. These steps are part of infection control.
Proper hand washing is the most effective way to prevent the spread of infections in hospitals. If you are a patient, don't be afraid to remind friends, family and health care providers to wash their hands before getting close to you.
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.