Y69
BillableUnspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care
Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- 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)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- breakdown or malfunctioning of medical device (during procedure) (after implantation) (ongoing use) (Y70-Y82)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Effect of drug maladministration47743003
- Medical accident to patient during surgical and medical care269691005
- Serious reportable event associated with product or device370901008
- Patient death or serious disability associated with intravascular air embolism that occurs while being cared for in a healthcare facility370904000
- Patient death or serious disability associated with intravascular air embolism that occurs whilst being cared for in a healthcare facility370904000
- Serious reportable event associated with care management370909005
- Patient death or serious disability associated with hypoglycaemia, the onset of which occurs whilst the patient is being cared for in a healthcare facility370913003
- Patient death or serious disability associated with hypoglycemia, the onset of which occurs while the patient is being cared for in a healthcare facility370913003
- Patient death or serious disability due to spinal manipulative therapy370916006
- Potentially permanent but not disabling damage398190006
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code Y69?
ICD-10-CM code Y69 represents "Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is Y69 a billable code?
Yes, Y69 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is Y69 in?
Y69 is in Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity (codes V00-Y99).
What codes cannot be used with Y69?
Y69 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 SNOMED CT codes does Y69 map to?
Y69 maps to 8 SNOMED CT concepts: 47743003, 269691005, 370913003, 370904000, 370916006, and 3 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for Y69?
Y69 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0481263. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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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.