Y62-Y84 — Complications of medical and surgical care
ICD-10-CM codes Y62-Y84 cover complications of medical and surgical care, within external causes of morbidity. The block holds 136 codes across 3 sub-blocks, of which 115 are billable and 21 are header codes that cannot be submitted on a claim.
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
- complications of medical devices
- surgical and medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure
What else to watch in Y62-Y84
- 2 codes are named in Medicare coverage policies. An LCD or NCD lists them as supporting medical necessity, or explicitly as not supporting it. Which applies depends on the MAC for your state.
Blocks within Y62-Y84
- Y62-Y69Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care38 codes
- Y70-Y82Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use77 codes
- Y83-Y84Surgical and other medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure21 codes