Y62.5 — Failure of sterile precautions during heart catheterization

Billable

Is Y62.5 billable?

Yes — Y62.5 is billable for FY2027. Y62.5 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Y62.5 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Y62.5 at a glance

Code	Y62.5
Description	Failure of sterile precautions during heart catheterization
Billable	Yes
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is Y62.5 listed in the External Cause Index?

These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to Y62.5 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.

Misadventureduring surgical or medical care › failure › sterile precautions › catheterization › heart (s) to patient(s)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Y62-Y69

The conditions below can never be reported together with Y62.5 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 Y62.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Y62.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.

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

How long has Y62.5 existed?

Y62.5 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.