ICD-10-CM code "Y62.5": Failure of sterile precautions during heart catheterization (2024)

Overview

ICD-10 CodeY62.5
DescriptionFailure of sterile precautions during heart catheterization
Hierarchy
  1. External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
  2. Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care (Y62-Y69)
  3. Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care (Y62)
  4. Failure of sterile precautions during heart catheterization (Y62.5)
Billable statusICD-10-CM Billable code

Excludes

  1. External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
  2. Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care (Y62-Y69)

    Type 1surgical and medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure (Y83-Y84)

    Type 2breakdown or malfunctioning of medical device (during procedure) (after implantation) (ongoing use) (Y70-Y82)

  3. Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care (Y62)
  4. Failure of sterile precautions during heart catheterization (Y62.5)

Includes

  1. External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
  2. Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care (Y62-Y69)
  3. Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care (Y62)
  4. Failure of sterile precautions during heart catheterization (Y62.5)