Y61.7 is the ICD-10 code for During removal of catheter or packing. 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
Y61.7 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Y61.7Kvarlämnat främmande föremål i kroppen under avlägsnande av kateter eller tamponad
Y61.7Skade som følge av fremmedlegeme utilsiktet etterlatt i pasient ved fjerning av kateter eller dren
Y61.7Vierasesineen jääminen vahingossa elimistöön katetrin tai muun tarkoituksellisesti jätetyn vierasmateriaalin poiston yhteydessä
Y61.7Au cours de l'extraction d'un cathéter ou d'un tamponnement
Y61.7tijdens verwijdering van katheter of kompres
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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