Y65 — Other misadventures during surgical and medical care
Is Y65 billable?
No — Y65 is a non-billable header code. Y65 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 Y65.
Billable codes under this header
- Y65.0Mismatched blood in transfusion
- Y65.1Wrong fluid used in infusion
- Y65.2Failure in suture or ligature during surgical operation
- Y65.3Endotracheal tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedure
- Y65.4Failure to introduce or to remove other tube or instrument
- Y65.8Other specified misadventures during surgical and medical care
- Y65.51Performance of wrong procedure (operation) on correct patient
- Y65.52Performance of procedure (operation) on patient not scheduled for surgery
- Y65.53Performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part
Y65 at a glance
| Code | Y65 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other misadventures 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 Y65 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 Y65, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Y65 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 Y65? (7)
- Y65.0Mismatched blood in transfusion
- Y65.1Wrong fluid used in infusion
- Y65.2Failure in suture or ligature during surgical operation
- Y65.3Endotracheal tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedure
- Y65.4Failure to introduce or to remove other tube or instrument
- Y65.5Performance of wrong procedure (operation)not billable
- Y65.8Other specified misadventures during surgical and medical care
How long has Y65 existed?
Y65 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.