Y77.11 — Contact lens associated with adverse incidents
Is Y77.11 billable?
Yes — Y77.11 is billable for FY2027. Y77.11 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Y77.11 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Y77.11 at a glance
| Code | Y77.11 |
|---|---|
| Description | Contact lens associated with adverse incidents |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is Y77.11 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to Y77.11 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Incident, adverse › device › ophthalmic › contact lens
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to Y77.11.
- Rigid gas permeable contact lens associated with adverse incidents
- Soft (hydrophilic) contact lens associated with adverse incidents
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Y70-Y82
The conditions below are not part of Y77.11, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Y77.11 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)
How long has Y77.11 existed?
Y77.11 first appears in FY2021 (FY2020 is not available, so it may have appeared then).
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.