Y77.1 — Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative ophthalmic devices associated with adverse incidents

Not billable

Is Y77.1 billable?

No — Y77.1 is a non-billable header code. Y77.1 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 2 billable codes beneath Y77.1.

Billable codes under this header

Y77.11Contact lens associated with adverse incidents
Y77.19Other therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative ophthalmic devices associated with adverse incidents

Y77.1 at a glance

Code	Y77.1
Description	Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative ophthalmic devices associated with adverse incidents
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Y70-Y82

The conditions below are not part of Y77.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Y77.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.

later complications following use of medical devices without breakdown or malfunctioning of device (Y83-Y84)
misadventure to patients during surgical and medical care, classifiable to (Y62-Y69)
surgical and other medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure (Y83-Y84)

What codes fall under Y77.1? (2)

How long has Y77.1 existed?

Y77.1 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

FY2021: Y77.1 stopped being billable

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