ICD-10 block

Y60–Y69 Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care

The block Y60–Y69 of ICD-10 is titled “Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care”. It is part of Chapter XX, External causes of morbidity and mortality, and holds 8 groups.

What Y60–Y69 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • breakdown or malfunctioning of medical device (during procedure)(after implantation)(ongoing use) Y70-Y82
  • medical devices associated with adverse incidents due to external causes classified elsewhere V01-Y59, Y85-Y87, Y89
  • 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

Codes in Y60–Y69

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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