Y63.5
Y63.5: Inappropriate temperature in local application and packing
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
Y63.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for inappropriate temperature in local application and packing. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Y63.5 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Burn, burned, burning›local application of externally applied substance in medical or surgical care
- Burn, burned, burning›medicament, externally applied
- Heat›inappropriate in local application or packing in medical or surgical procedure
- Scald, scalding›local application of externally applied substance in medical or surgical care
- Burn, burned, burning›heat›in local application or packing during medical or surgical procedure
- Burn, burned, burning›therapeutic misadventure›heat in local application or packing during medical or surgical procedure
- Misadventure during surgical or medical care›inappropriate›temperature in local application or packing(too hot or too cold)
- Misadventure during surgical or medical care›failure›in dosage›inappropriate temperature in local application and packing(too hot or too cold)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under Y63
- Y63.0Excessive amount of blood or other fluid given during transfusion or infusion
- Y63.1Incorrect dilution of fluid used during infusion
- Y63.2Overdose of radiation given during therapy
- Y63.3Inadvertent exposure of patient to radiation during medical care
- Y63.4Failure in dosage in electroshock or insulin-shock therapy
- Y63.6Underdosing and nonadministration of necessary drug, medicament or biological substance
- Y63.8Failure in dosage during other surgical and medical care
- Y63.9Failure in dosage during unspecified surgical and medical care