ICD-10 diagnosis code
Y62 Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care
Y62 is the ICD-10 code for Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care. It is a three-character category divided into 9 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. 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
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XX · V01–Y98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Subcodes of Y62
- Y62.0During surgical operation
- Y62.1During infusion or transfusion
- Y62.2During kidney dialysis or other perfusion
- Y62.3During injection or immunization
- Y62.4During endoscopic examination
- Y62.5During heart catheterization
- Y62.6During aspiration, puncture and other catheterization
- Y62.8During other surgical and medical care
- Y62.9During unspecified surgical and medical care
Y62 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Y62Bristande sterilitet vid kirurgisk och medicinsk behandling
Y62Steriilien varotoimien pettäminen kirurgisen tai muun lääketieteellisen hoidon aikana
Y62Asepsie insuffisante au cours d'actes médicaux et chirurgicaux
Y62tekortschieten van steriele voorzorgsmaatregelen tijdens genees- en
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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