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Y65.3

Y65.3: Endotracheal tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedure

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

Y65.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for endotracheal tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedure. 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›wrong›placement of endotracheal tube during anesthetic procedure
  • Failure›to›introduce tube or instrument›endotracheal tube during anesthesia
  • Misadventure during surgical or medical care›specified type NEC›wrong›placement of endotracheal tube during anesthetic procedure

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Y65

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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