Y62.9 – Failure of sterile precautions during unspecified surgical and medical care
Coding Notes
Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM
Back Reference of External Causes
Misadventure during surgical or medical care
(s) to patient(s)
Y69
failure
sterile precautions
(during procedure)
Y62.9
Sibling Codes
Parent Sibling Codes
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| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| V00-Y99 | External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Y62-Y69 | Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care (Y62-Y69) |
| Y62 | Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care |
| Y62.9 | Failure of sterile precautions during unspecified surgical and medical care |