Y62.9 Failure of sterile precautions during unspecified surgical and medical care

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• E872.9 Failure of sterile precautions during unspecified procedure

Diagnosis Index entries for Y62.9

• Misadventure (s) to patient(s) during surgical or medical care › failure › sterile precautions (during procedure)

Nearby codes

• Y62.3 Failure of sterile precautions during injection or immunization
• Y62.4 Failure of sterile precautions during endoscopic examination
• Y62.5 Failure of sterile precautions during heart catheterization
• Y62.6 Failure of sterile precautions during aspiration, puncture and other catheterization
• Y62.8 Failure of sterile precautions during other surgical and medical care
• Y62.9 Failure of sterile precautions during unspecified surgical and medical care (this code)