Y65.51✓ Billable

Performance of wrong procedure (operation) on correct patient

Performance of wrong procedure (operation) on correct patien…

Inclusion Terms

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to Y65.51 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Inappropriate operation performed, wrong operation performed on correct patientProcedure (operation), wrong, performed on correct patientWrong, device implanted into correct surgical siteWrong, procedure (operation) on correct patient

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part (Y65.53)

Code Hierarchy

┌20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)├Y62-Y69Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care (Y62-Y69)├Y65Other misadventures during surgical and medical care
└Y65.51Performance of wrong procedure (operation) on correct patien…

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