Y81 — General- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents
Not billable
Is Y81 billable?
No — Y81 is a non-billable header code. Y81 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 5 billable codes beneath Y81.
Billable codes under this header
- Y81.0Diagnostic and monitoring general- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y81.1Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative general- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y81.2Prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory general- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y81.3Surgical instruments, materials and general- and plastic-surgery devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents
- Y81.8Miscellaneous general- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents, not elsewhere classified
Y81 at a glance
| Code | Y81 |
|---|---|
| Description | General- and plastic-surgery 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 Y81, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Y81 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 Y81? (5)
- Y81.0Diagnostic and monitoring general- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y81.1Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative general- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y81.2Prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory general- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y81.3Surgical instruments, materials and general- and plastic-surgery devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents
- Y81.8Miscellaneous general- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents, not elsewhere classified
How long has Y81 existed?
Y81 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.