2026
ICD-10-CM
Section

Y70-Y82 Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use

  • Non-billable
  • 2016–2026

Includes

  • Breakdown or malfunction of medical devices (during use) (after implantation) (ongoing use)

Type 2 excludes

  • 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)

Codes

Versions

  1. 2026

    No changes

  2. 2025

    No changes

  3. 2024

    No changes

  4. 2023

    No changes

  5. 2022

    No changes

  6. 2021

    No changes

  7. 2020

    No changes

  8. 2019

    Code changed

    • Type 2 excludes

        • breakdown or malfunctioning of medical device (after implantation) (during procedure) (ongoing use) (Y70-Y82)
        • 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)
        • 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)
  9. 2018

    No changes

  10. 2017

    Code changed

    • Type 1 excludes

        • misadventure to patients during surgical and medical care, classifiable to (Y62-Y69)
        • later complications following use of medical devices without breakdown or malfunctioning of device (Y83-Y84)
    • Type 2 excludes

        • breakdown or malfunctioning of medical device (after implantation) (during procedure) (ongoing use) (Y70-Y82)
        • 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)
  11. 2016

    New code