2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y69Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care

ICD-10-CM Codes›V01–Y99›Y62-Y84›Y69

ICD-10-CM Y69
CMSSource: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

Y69 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). Coders also document this condition as effect of drug maladministration. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under External cause codes: complications of medical and surgical care, initial encounter.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
Y69
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care
Chapter
Y62-Y84
Complications of medical and surgical care

Code Classification

ChapterV01–Y99External causes of morbidity and mortality
SectionY62-Y84Complications of medical and surgical care
CategoryY69Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care
This CodeY69Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care

Approximate SynonymsGuidance

Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.

  • Effect of drug maladministration
  • Medical accident to patient during surgical and medical care
  • Patient death or serious disability associated with hypoglycemia, the onset of which occurs while the patient is being cared for in a healthcare facility
  • Patient death or serious disability associated with intravascular air embolism that occurs while being cared for in a healthcare facility
  • Patient death or serious disability due to spinal manipulative therapy
  • Potentially permanent but not disabling damage
  • Serious reportable event associated with care management
  • Serious reportable event associated with product or device

Clinical ClassificationClinical

AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.

CCSR EXT025
External cause codes: complications of medical and surgical care, initial encounter
Default principal diagnosis: inpatient No · outpatient No

Patient EducationClinical

Patient Safety

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Convert Y69 to ICD-9-CMHistory

The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.

ICD-9-CM
E876.9 Medical misadventure NOS
Exact Match The mapping is direct, with no qualifiers.

Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2025No changes
FY 2026CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Questions About Y69Overview

Is Y69 (Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care) a billable code?

Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

What is the ICD-9 equivalent of Y69?

Under the General Equivalence Mappings, unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care converts to ICD-9-CM E876.9 (medical misadventure NOS). The mapping is a direct match.