Y65.2 Failure in suture or ligature during surgical operation

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• E876.2 Failure in suture and ligature during surgical operation

Diagnosis Index entries for Y65.2

• Failure › in suture or ligature during surgical procedure
• Misadventure (s) to patient(s) during surgical or medical care › failure › suture or ligature during surgical procedure
• Misadventure (s) to patient(s) during surgical or medical care › specified type NEC › failure › suture or ligature during surgical operation

Nearby codes

• Y65 Other misadventures during surgical and medical care
• Y65.0 Mismatched blood in transfusion
• Y65.1 Wrong fluid used in infusion
• Y65.2 Failure in suture or ligature during surgical operation (this code)
• Y65.3 Endotracheal tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedure
• Y65.4 Failure to introduce or to remove other tube or instrument
• Y65.5 Performance of wrong procedure (operation)
• Y65.51 Performance of wrong procedure (operation) on correct patient
• Y65.52 Performance of procedure (operation) on patient not scheduled for surgery