Y65.2
Y65.2: Failure in suture or ligature during surgical operation
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
Y65.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for failure in suture or ligature during surgical operation. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Failure›in suture or ligature during surgical procedure
- Misadventure during surgical or medical care›failure›suture or ligature during surgical procedure
- Misadventure during surgical or medical care›specified type NEC›failure›suture or ligature during surgical operation
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under Y65
- Y65.0Mismatched blood in transfusion
- Y65.1Wrong fluid used in infusion
- Y65.3Endotracheal tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedure
- Y65.4Failure to introduce or to remove other tube or instrument
- Y65.5Performance of wrong procedure (operation)
- Y65.8Other specified misadventures during surgical and medical care