Y63 is the ICD-10 code for Failure in dosage 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
What Y63 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- accidental overdose of drug or wrong drug given in error X40-X44
Subcodes of Y63
- Y63.0Excessive amount of blood or other fluid given during transfusion or infusion
- Y63.1Incorrect dilution of fluid used during infusion
- Y63.2Overdose of radiation given during therapy
- Y63.3Inadvertent exposure of patient to radiation during medical care
- Y63.4Failure in dosage in electroshock or insulin-shock therapy
- Y63.5Inappropriate temperature in local application and packing
- Y63.6Nonadministration of necessary drug, medicament or biological substance
- Y63.8Failure in dosage during other surgical and medical care
- Y63.9Failure in dosage during unspecified surgical and medical care
Y63 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Y63Annostelun epäonnistuminen kirurgisen tai muun lääketieteellisen hoidon yhteydessä
Y63Erreur de dosage au cours d'actes médicaux et chirurgicaux
Y63onjuiste dosering tijdens genees- en heelkundige behandeling
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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