Diagnosis Code

Y69 UNSPECIFIED MISADVENTURE DURING SURGICAL AND MEDICAL CARE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Y69

Short Description: Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care

Long Description: Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care

The code Y69 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y99)
    • Complications of medical and surgical care (Y62-Y84)
      • Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care (Y69)
        • Y69 Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Effect of drug maladministration
  • Medical accident to patient during surgical and medical care
  • Patient death or serious disability associated with hypoglycemia, the onset of which occurs while the patient is being cared for in a healthcare facility
  • Patient death or serious disability associated with intravascular air embolism that occurs while being cared for in a healthcare facility
  • Patient death or serious disability due to spinal manipulative therapy
  • Potentially permanent but not disabling damage
  • Serious reportable event associated with care management
  • Serious reportable event associated with care management
  • Serious reportable event associated with product or device

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Y69 Right Arrow E876.9 Medical misadventure NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

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This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023