Question 1

Is section:Y70-Y82 a billable ICD-10 code?

Accepted Answer

No, section:Y70-Y82 is not a billable code. It is a category code that requires additional specificity. You must select a more specific code from the subcategories for billing purposes.

Question 2

What does ICD-10 code section:Y70-Y82 mean?

Accepted Answer

ICD-10-CM code section:Y70-Y82 represents Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use (Y70-Y82). This code is part of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification used for medical coding and billing in the United States.

Question 3

What is the parent category for ICD-10 code section:Y70-Y82?

Accepted Answer

The parent category for section:Y70-Y82 is V00-Y99 (External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)). This hierarchical classification helps organize related diagnoses for more accurate coding.

Question 4

What conditions should be coded separately from section:Y70-Y82?

Accepted Answer

Code section:Y70-Y82 has Type 2 Excludes including: later complications following use of medical devices without breakdown or malfunctioning of device (Y83-Y84); misadventure to patients during surgical and medical care, classifiable to (Y62-Y69); surgical and other medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure (Y83-Y84). These conditions are not included in section:Y70-Y82 but can be coded together if the patient has both conditions.

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Excludes23Not included here

Includes1Included conditions