ICD-10 diagnosis code
Y61.6 During aspiration, puncture and other catheterization
Y61.6 is the ICD-10 code for During aspiration, puncture and other catheterization. It is a four-character subcategory of Y61 (Foreign object accidentally left in body during surgical and medical care), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Y60–Y69 (Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care) in Chapter XX, External causes of morbidity and mortality.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XX · V01–Y98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Y61.6 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Y61.6Kvarlämnat främmande föremål i kroppen under aspiration, punktion och annan kateterisering
Y61.6Skade som følge av fremmedlegeme utilsiktet etterlatt i pasient under aspirasjon, paracentese, punksjon eller annen kateterisering enn hjertekateterisering
Y61.6Vierasesineen jääminen vahingossa elimistöön aspiraation, punktion tai muun katetrisaation yhteydessä
Y61.6Au cours d'une aspiration, d'une ponction et d'un autre cathétérisme
Y61.6tijdens aspiratie, punctie en overige katheterisatie
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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