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Y65

Non-billable

Other misadventures during surgical and medical care

Other misadventures during surgical and medical care

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

Y62-Y69

Child Codes

7

ICD-11 Mapping

1 equivalent

Coding Notes

Child Codes (7)

ICD-11 Equivalents(1)

ICD-11 Equivalents

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Corresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping

Also Known As / Clinical Terms(1)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other misadventures during surgical and medical care?

The ICD-10-CM code for other misadventures during surgical and medical care is Y65. The full clinical description is "Other misadventures during surgical and medical care". Y65 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

What does ICD-10 code Y65 mean?

ICD-10-CM code Y65 represents “Other misadventures during surgical and medical care”. It is classified under Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is Y65 a billable code?

No, Y65 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 7 child codes under Y65.

What chapter is Y65 in?

Y65 is in Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity (codes V00-Y99).

What codes cannot be used with Y65?

Y65 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: 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).

What are the subcategories under Y65?

Y65 has 7 child codes, including: 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), and 3 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for Y65?

Y65 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0418600. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does Y65 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like other misadventures during surgical and medical care affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of Y65?

Y65 maps to the ICD-11 code: PL14 (Mode of injury or harm associated with other health care related causes).

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.