Y65.53 — Performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part
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.
Inclusion 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
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at Y65.53. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading Y65.53 alone.
- Y65.51Performance of wrong procedure (operation) on correct patient
Risk adjustment
Y65.53 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
How Y65.53 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to Y65.53.
- 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)
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Y65.5. If Y65.53 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about Y65.53
- Is Y65.53 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. Y65.53 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does Y65.53 sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care (Y62-Y69).