Y61.8 is the ICD-10 code for During other surgical and medical care. 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
Y61.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Y61.8Kvarlämnat främmande föremål i kroppen under annan kirurgisk och medicinsk vård
Y61.8Skade som følge av fremmedlegeme utilsiktet etterlatt i pasient under annen medisinsk eller kirurgisk prosedyre
Y61.8Vierasesineen jääminen vahingossa elimistöön muun määritellyn kirurgisen tai lääketieteellisen hoidon yhteydessä
Y61.8Au cours d'autres actes médicaux et chirurgicaux
Y61.8tijdens genees- en heelkundige behandeling, overig gespecificeerd
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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