Y62.8

The ICD-10-CM code for failure of steril precaut during oth surg and medical care is Y62.8. The full clinical description is "Failure of sterile precautions during other surgical and medical care". Y62.8 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

ICD-10-CM code Y62.8 represents “Failure of sterile precautions during other surgical and medical care”. It is classified under Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Yes, Y62.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

Y62.8 is in Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity (codes V00-Y99).

Y62.8 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).

Y62.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0481244. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like failure of steril precaut during oth surg 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.

Y62.8 maps to the ICD-11 code: PL11.4 (Failure of sterile precautions, as mode of injury or harm).