Y65 - Other misadventures during surgical and medical care

Version 2023
ICD-10:Y65
Short Description:Other misadventures during surgical and medical care
Long Description:Other misadventures during surgical and medical care
Status: Not Valid for Submission
Version:ICD-10-CM 2023
Code Classification:
  • External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y98)
    • Complications of medical and surgical care (Y62-Y84)
      • Other misadventures during surgical and medical care (Y65)

Y65 is a non-specific and non-billable ICD-10 code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of other misadventures during surgical and medical care. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding for Other misadventures during surgical and medical care

Non-specific codes like Y65 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for other misadventures during surgical and medical care:

  • BILLABLE CODE - Use Y65.0 for Mismatched blood in transfusion
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use Y65.1 for Wrong fluid used in infusion
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use Y65.2 for Failure in suture or ligature during surgical operation
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use Y65.3 for Endotracheal tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedure
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use Y65.4 for Failure to introduce or to remove other tube or instrument
  • NON-BILLABLE CODE - Y65.5 for Performance of wrong procedure (operation)
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use Y65.51 for Performance of wrong procedure (operation) on correct patient
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use Y65.52 for Performance of procedure (operation) on patient not scheduled for surgery
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use Y65.53 for Performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use Y65.8 for Other specified misadventures during surgical and medical care

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