Y62 — Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care

Not billable

Is Y62 billable?

No — Y62 is a non-billable header code. Y62 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 9 billable codes beneath Y62.

Billable codes under this header

Y62 at a glance

Code	Y62
Description	Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Y62-Y69

The conditions below can never be reported together with Y62 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

surgical and medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure (Y83-Y84)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Y62-Y69

The conditions below are not part of Y62, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Y62 and the excluded code may both be reported.

breakdown or malfunctioning of medical device (during procedure) (after implantation) (ongoing use) (Y70-Y82)

What codes fall under Y62? (9)

How long has Y62 existed?

Y62 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.