Y62-Y69Non-billable
Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care (Y62-Y69)
External Causes of Morbidity·block·FY 2026
Use a more specific code (2 billable, 4 non-billable)
Y62Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical carehas subcodesY63Failure in dosage during surgical and medical carehas subcodesY64Contaminated medical or biological substanceshas subcodesY65Other misadventures during surgical and medical carehas subcodesY66Nonadministration of surgical and medical careY69Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care
Instructional Notes
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
- surgical and medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure (Y83-Y84)
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
- breakdown or malfunctioning of medical device (during procedure) (after implantation) (ongoing use) (Y70-Y82)
Clinical Hierarchy
BillableHas subcodes
CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
Y62-Y69Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care (Y62-Y69)Not billable
MS-DRG Classification
No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.