Y70-Y82

Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use

Block coding notes

Excludes 1 never together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

Includes

breakdown or malfunction of medical devices (during use) (after implantation) (ongoing use)

Excludes 2

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)

Codes in this block

77 codes

Billableusable codeNon-billableheader / grouping codeRisk-adjusting

Official Guidelines for Y70-Y82

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