Y62
Header — not billableFailure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care
The ICD-10 code for failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care is Y62.
Y62 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under Y62
- Y62.0Failure of sterile precautions during surgical operation
- Y62.1Failure of sterile precautions during infusion or transfusion
- Y62.2Failure of sterile precautions during kidney dialysis and other perfusion
- Y62.3Failure of sterile precautions during injection or immunization
- Y62.4Failure of sterile precautions during endoscopic examination
- Y62.5Failure of sterile precautions during heart catheterization
- Y62.6Failure of sterile precautions during aspiration, puncture and other catheterization
- Y62.8Failure of sterile precautions during other surgical and medical care
- Y62.9Failure of sterile precautions during unspecified surgical and medical care
Related codes in this category
- Y63Failure in dosage during surgical and medical carenon-billable header
- Y64Contaminated medical or biological substancesnon-billable header
- Y65Other misadventures during surgical and medical carenon-billable header
- Y66Nonadministration of surgical and medical care
- Y69Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care
- Y62Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical carenon-billable header