ICD-10-CM code "Y63": Failure in dosage during surgical and medical care (2024)

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 in dosage during surgical and medical care (Y63)

   Type 2accidental overdose of drug or wrong drug given in error (T36-T50)

Includes

1. External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
2. Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care (Y62-Y69)
3. Failure in dosage during surgical and medical care (Y63)

Subcategories

• Excessive amount of blood or other fluid given during transfusion or infusion (Y63.0)
• Incorrect dilution of fluid used during infusion (Y63.1)
• Overdose of radiation given during therapy (Y63.2)
• Inadvertent exposure of patient to radiation during medical care (Y63.3)
• Failure in dosage in electroshock or insulin-shock therapy (Y63.4)
• Inappropriate temperature in local application and packing (Y63.5)
• Underdosing and nonadministration of necessary drug, medicament or biological substance (Y63.6)
• Failure in dosage during other surgical and medical care (Y63.8)
• Failure in dosage during unspecified surgical and medical care (Y63.9)