Y79
Header — not billableOrthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents
The ICD-10 code for orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents is Y79.
Y79 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 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 Y79
- Y79.0Diagnostic and monitoring orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y79.1Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y79.2Prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y79.3Surgical instruments, materials and orthopedic devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents
- Y79.8Miscellaneous orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents, not elsewhere classified
Related codes in this category
- Y70Anesthesiology devices associated with adverse incidentsnon-billable header
- Y71Cardiovascular devices associated with adverse incidentsnon-billable header
- Y72Otorhinolaryngological devices associated with adverse incidentsnon-billable header
- Y73Gastroenterology and urology devices associated with adverse incidentsnon-billable header
- Y74General hospital and personal-use devices associated with adverse incidentsnon-billable header
- Y75Neurological devices associated with adverse incidentsnon-billable header
- Y76Obstetric and gynecological devices associated with adverse incidentsnon-billable header
- Y77Ophthalmic devices associated with adverse incidentsnon-billable header
- Y78Radiological devices associated with adverse incidentsnon-billable header
- Y80Physical medicine devices associated with adverse incidentsnon-billable header
- Y81General- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidentsnon-billable header
- Y82Other and unspecified medical devices associated with adverse incidentsnon-billable header
- Y79Orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidentsnon-billable header