Y70-Y82Not billable, use a more specific code below
Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use (Y70-Y82)
chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity
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Instructional notes
Includes: conditions that are coded here
- breakdown or malfunction of medical devices (during use) (after implantation) (ongoing use)
Excludes2: not included here, code separately if applicable
- later complications following use of medical devices without breakdown or malfunctioning of device (Y83-Y84)
- misadventure to patients during surgical and medical care, classifiable to (Y62-Y69)
- surgical and other medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure (Y83-Y84)
Official coding guidelines
From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.
Covers how to report external cause codes (V00-Y99) describing cause, intent, place, activity, and status. They are never principal or first-listed, and reporting is voluntary unless required.
- General External Cause Coding Guidelines (page 88)
- Place of Occurrence Guideline (page 89)
- Activity Code (page 89)
- Place of Occurrence, Activity, and Status Codes Used with other External Cause Code (page 89)
- If the Reporting Format Limits the Number of External Cause Codes (page 90)
- Multiple External Cause Coding Guidelines (page 90)
- Child and Adult Abuse Guideline (page 90)
- Unknown or Undetermined Intent Guideline (page 91)
All codes under Y70-Y82
Y70-Y82 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.
- Y70Anesthesiology devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y70.0Diagnostic and monitoring anesthesiology devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y70.1Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative anesthesiology devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y70.2Prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory anesthesiology devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y70.3Surgical instruments, materials and anesthesiology devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents
- Y70.8Miscellaneous anesthesiology devices associated with adverse incidents, not elsewhere classified
- Y71Cardiovascular devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y71.0Diagnostic and monitoring cardiovascular devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y71.1Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative cardiovascular devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y71.2Prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory cardiovascular devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y71.3Surgical instruments, materials and cardiovascular devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents
- Y71.8Miscellaneous cardiovascular devices associated with adverse incidents, not elsewhere classified
- Y72Otorhinolaryngological devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y72.0Diagnostic and monitoring otorhinolaryngological devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y72.1Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative otorhinolaryngological devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y72.2Prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory otorhinolaryngological devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y72.3Surgical instruments, materials and otorhinolaryngological devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents
- Y72.8Miscellaneous otorhinolaryngological devices associated with adverse incidents, not elsewhere classified
- Y73Gastroenterology and urology devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y73.0Diagnostic and monitoring gastroenterology and urology devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y73.1Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative gastroenterology and urology devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y73.2Prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory gastroenterology and urology devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y73.3Surgical instruments, materials and gastroenterology and urology devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents
- Y73.8Miscellaneous gastroenterology and urology devices associated with adverse incidents, not elsewhere classified
- Y74General hospital and personal-use devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y74.0Diagnostic and monitoring general hospital and personal-use devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y74.1Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative general hospital and personal-use devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y74.2Prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory general hospital and personal-use devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y74.3Surgical instruments, materials and general hospital and personal-use devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents
- Y74.8Miscellaneous general hospital and personal-use devices associated with adverse incidents, not elsewhere classified
- Y75Neurological devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y75.0Diagnostic and monitoring neurological devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y75.1Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative neurological devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y75.2Prosthetic and other implants, materials and neurological devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y75.3Surgical instruments, materials and neurological devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents
- Y75.8Miscellaneous neurological devices associated with adverse incidents, not elsewhere classified
- Y76Obstetric and gynecological devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y76.0Diagnostic and monitoring obstetric and gynecological devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y76.1Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative obstetric and gynecological devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y76.2Prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory obstetric and gynecological devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y76.3Surgical instruments, materials and obstetric and gynecological devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents
- Y76.8Miscellaneous obstetric and gynecological devices associated with adverse incidents, not elsewhere classified
- Y77Ophthalmic devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y77.0Diagnostic and monitoring ophthalmic devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y77.1Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative ophthalmic devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y77.11Contact lens associated with adverse incidents
- Y77.19Other therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative ophthalmic devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y77.2Prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory ophthalmic devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y77.3Surgical instruments, materials and ophthalmic devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents
- Y77.8Miscellaneous ophthalmic devices associated with adverse incidents, not elsewhere classified
- Y78Radiological devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y78.0Diagnostic and monitoring radiological devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y78.1Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative radiological devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y78.2Prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory radiological devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y78.3Surgical instruments, materials and radiological devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents
- Y78.8Miscellaneous radiological devices associated with adverse incidents, not elsewhere classified
- Y79Orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y79.0Diagnostic and monitoring orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y79.1Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y79.2Prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y79.3Surgical instruments, materials and orthopedic devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents
- Y79.8Miscellaneous orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents, not elsewhere classified
- Y80Physical medicine devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y80.0Diagnostic and monitoring physical medicine devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y80.1Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative physical medicine devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y80.2Prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory physical medicine devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y80.3Surgical instruments, materials and physical medicine devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents
- Y80.8Miscellaneous physical medicine devices associated with adverse incidents, not elsewhere classified
- Y81General- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y81.0Diagnostic and monitoring general- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y81.1Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative general- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y81.2Prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory general- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y81.3Surgical instruments, materials and general- and plastic-surgery devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents
- Y81.8Miscellaneous general- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents, not elsewhere classified
- Y82Other and unspecified medical devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y82.8Other medical devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y82.9Unspecified medical devices associated with adverse incidents
Y70-Y82 MS-DRGs
This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.
Other codes that refer to Y70-Y82
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About the condition
Plain-language background from MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), not coding guidance.
Anesthesia
Anesthesia is the use of medicines, called anesthetics, to prevent pain during surgery and other medical procedures. Medicine may be given by injection, inhalation, topical lotion, spray, eye drops, or a skin patch.
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