Y65 Other misadventures during surgical and medical care

Category / Non-billable header 10 subcodes

Block: Complications of medical and surgical care (Y62-Y84)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
Y65..0 Mismatched blood in transfusion Yes
Y65..1 Wrong fluid used in infusion Yes
Y65..2 Failure in suture or ligature during surgical operation Yes
Y65..3 Endotracheal tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedure Yes
Y65..4 Failure to introduce or to remove other tube or instrument Yes
Y65..5 Performance of wrong procedure (operation) No
Y65..51 Performance of wrong procedure (operation) on correct patient Yes
Y65..52 Performance of procedure (operation) on patient not scheduled for surgery Yes
Y65..53 Performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part Yes
Y65..8 Other specified misadventures during surgical and medical care Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026