ICD-10-CM Codes Browse (Tabular) Diagnostic External Drug Neoplasm

Y65.51 – Performance of wrong procedure (operation) on correct patient

Coding Notes

Active

Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part (Y65.53)

Applicable To

Wrong device implanted into correct surgical site

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

E87.65

Fs: 00000 – Performance of wrong operation (procedure) on correct patient

Back Reference of External Causes

Inappropriate operation performed

wrong operation performed on correct patient Y65.51

Procedure (operation)

wrong, performed on correct patient Y65.51

Wrong

device implanted into correct surgical site Y65.51

procedure on correct patient (operation) Y65.51

Sibling Codes

Y65.52

Performance of procedure (operation) on patient not scheduled for surgery

Y65.53

Performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part

Parent Sibling Codes

Y65.0

Mismatched blood in transfusion

Y65.1

Wrong fluid used in infusion

Y65.2

Failure in suture or ligature during surgical operation

Y65.3

Endotracheal tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedure

Y65.4

Failure to introduce or to remove other tube or instrument

Y65.5

Performance of wrong procedure (operation)

Y65.8

Other specified misadventures during surgical and medical care

View in Tabular

Code	Title
V00-Y99	External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
Y62-Y69	Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care (Y62-Y69)
Y65	Other misadventures during surgical and medical care
Y65.5	Performance of wrong procedure (operation)
Y65.51	Performance of wrong procedure (operation) on correct patient Type 1 Excludes performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part (Y65.53) Applicable to Wrong device implanted into correct surgical site