ICD-10-CM Code Y69

Valid for Submission

Y69 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The ICD-10-CM code Y69 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like effect of drug maladministration, medical accidents to patients 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, etc

Index of External Cause of Injuries

References found for the code Y69 in the External Cause of Injuries Index:

• Misadventure(s) to patient(s) during surgical or medical care
• Misadventure(s) to patient(s) during surgical or medical care
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Synonyms

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

• Effect of drug maladministration
• Medical accidents to patients 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 care management
• Serious reportable event associated with product or device

Convert Y69 to ICD-9

• E876.9 - Medical misadventure NOS

Code Classification

• External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y98)
  • Complications of medical and surgical care (Y62-Y84)
    • Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care (Y69)

Code History

• FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
  (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
• FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
• FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
• FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
• FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020

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