Y65.53
Y65.53: Performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
Y65.53 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Y65.53 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side
- Performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong site
Other codes that can never be billed with Y65.53
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- Y65.51Performance of wrong procedure (operation) on correct 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›correct operation on wrong side or body part(wrong side) (wrong site)
- Procedure›correct, on wrong side or body part(wrong side) (wrong site)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.