Y622026
Non-billable
Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care
Y62 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category (header) code for Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care; a more specific code below it is required for claims in the FY2026 code set.
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Y62
Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care...operation
...infusion or transfusion
...kidney dialysis and other perfusion
...injection or immunization
...endoscopic examination
...heart catheterization
...aspiration, puncture and other catheterization
...other surgical and medical care
...unspecified surgical and medical care
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Official Guidelines
Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity
Official coding guidelines for V00-Y99