Y79 - Orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents
| ICD-10: | Y79 |
| Short Description: | Orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents |
| Long Description: | Orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents |
| Status: | Not Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
Y79 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 orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents. 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 Orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents
Non-specific codes like Y79 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 orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents:
- BILLABLE CODE - Use Y79.0 for Diagnostic and monitoring orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents
- BILLABLE CODE - Use Y79.1 for Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents
- BILLABLE CODE - Use Y79.2 for Prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents
- BILLABLE CODE - Use Y79.3 for Surgical instruments, materials and orthopedic devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents
- BILLABLE CODE - Use Y79.8 for Miscellaneous orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents, not elsewhere classified
Code History
- 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 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
