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Y62.8

Y62.8: Failure of sterile precautions during other surgical and medical care

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

Y62.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for failure of sterile precautions during other surgical and medical care. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Misadventure during surgical or medical care›failure›sterile precautions›biopsy(except needle aspiration)
  • Misadventure during surgical or medical care›failure›sterile precautions›enema
  • Misadventure during surgical or medical care›failure›sterile precautions›removal of catheter or packing
  • Misadventure during surgical or medical care›failure›sterile precautions›specified procedure NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Y62

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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