Y62.9
Billable codeFailure of sterile precautions during unspecified surgical and medical care
The ICD-10 code for failure of sterile precautions during unspecified surgical and medical care is Y62.9.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- 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
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- E8729