Y80.3 — Surgical instruments, materials and physical medicine devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents

Billable

Is Y80.3 billable?

Yes — Y80.3 is billable for FY2027. Y80.3 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Y80.3 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Y80.3 at a glance

Code	Y80.3
Description	Surgical instruments, materials and physical medicine devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents
Billable	Yes
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is Y80.3 listed in the External Cause Index?

These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to Y80.3 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.

Incident, adverse › device › physical medicine › surgical

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Y70-Y82

The conditions below are not part of Y80.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Y80.3 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 Y80.3 existed?

Y80.3 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.