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Y65.52

Y65.52: Performance of procedure (operation) on patient not scheduled for surgery

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

Y65.52 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for performance of procedure (operation) on patient not scheduled for surgery. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Performance of procedure (operation) intended for another patient
  • Performance of procedure (operation) on wrong patient

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Inappropriate operation performed›operation intended for another patient done on wrong patient
  • Procedure›intended for another patient done on wrong patient
  • Procedure›performed on patient not scheduled for surgery
  • Procedure›performed on wrong patient
  • Wrong›patient, procedure performed on

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Y65.5

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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