ICD-10-CM
Y65.51
Performance of wrong procedure (operation) on correct patient
- Kind
- Billable code
- Category
- Y65
Nearby codes
A header groups codes and is not billed. A billable code is one you can report.
- Y65Other misadventures during surgical and medical careHeader
- Y65.0Mismatched blood in transfusionBillable
- Y65.1Wrong fluid used in infusionBillable
- Y65.2Failure in suture or ligature during surgical operationBillable
- Y65.3Endotracheal tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedureBillable
- Y65.4Failure to introduce or to remove other tube or instrumentBillable
- Y65.5Performance of wrong procedure (operation)Header
- Y65.52Performance of procedure (operation) on patient not scheduled for surgeryBillable
- Y65.53Performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body partBillable
- Y65.8Other specified misadventures during surgical and medical careBillable
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