ICD-10 diagnosis code

Y59 Other and unspecified vaccines and biological substances

Y59 is the ICD-10 code for Other and unspecified vaccines and biological substances. It is a three-character category divided into 6 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block Y40–Y59 (Drugs, medicaments and biological substances causing adverse effects in therapeutic use) in Chapter XX, External causes of morbidity and mortality.

Code type: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: XX · V01–Y98
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Subcodes of Y59

Y59 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

Y59Andra och ospecificerade vacciner och biologiska substanser

FinlandICD-10-FI

Y59Muun tai määrittämättömän rokotteen tai biologisen aineen haittavaikutus

GermanyICD-10-GM

Y59Unerwünschte Nebenwirkungen bei therapeutischer Anwendung von Impfstoffen oder biologisch aktiven Substanzen

FranceICD-10-FR

Y59Vaccins et substances biologiques, autres et sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Y59overige en niet-gespecificeerde vaccins en biologische stoffen

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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