Y65.8 Other specified misadventures during surgical and medical care

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• E876.8 Other specified misadventures during medical care (approximate)

Diagnosis Index entries for Y65.8

• Failure › mechanical, of instrument or apparatus (any) (during any medical or surgical procedure)
• Misadventure (s) to patient(s) during surgical or medical care › failure › mechanical, of instrument or apparatus (any) (during any procedure)
• Misadventure (s) to patient(s) during surgical or medical care › specified type NEC

Nearby codes

• 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
• Y65.53 Performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part
• Y65.8 Other specified misadventures during surgical and medical care (this code)