ICD-10-CM category
Y65 Other misadventures during surgical and medical care
Y65 is a category, not a billable code. Report one of the 9 complete codes below.
Codes in Y65
- Y65.0Mismatched blood in transfusion
- Y65.1Wrong fluid used in infusion
- Y65.2Failure in suture or ligature during surgical operation
- Y65.3Endotracheal tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedure
- Y65.4Failure to introduce or to remove other tube or instrument
- Y65.51Performance of wrong procedure (operation) on correct patient
- Y65.52Performance of procedure (operation) on patient not scheduled for surgery
- Y65.53Performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part
- Y65.8Other specified misadventures during surgical and medical care
Outside the US? Y65 in the international WHO ICD-10 lists its inclusion and exclusion notes.
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ICD-10-CM is developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and is based on the WHO ICD-10. Codes and titles are reproduced unchanged from the FY2026 code list (effective 1 October 2025). Their use here does not imply endorsement by CDC, HHS or the U.S. Government. Changes effective on or after 1 October 2026 may not be reflected yet; check the current release at cdc.gov or cms.gov before submitting claims.
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