ICD-10 Category Y40-Y84: Complications of medical and surgical care

Each category of ICD-10 is divided into specific codes, consisting of a single letter and a number. These codes can be used to identify a particular diagnosis. They are used for medical billing and record keeping, as well as for public health surveillance and statistical analysis.

Translations

Language Translation
Flag for English language  English Complications of medical and surgical care

Hierarchical position

Level Code Title
1 XX External causes of morbidity and mortality
2 Y40-Y84 Complications of medical and surgical care

Contents

Code Title
Y40-Y59 Drugs, medicaments and biological substances causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
Y60-Y69 Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care
Y70-Y82 Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use
Y83-Y84 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

Also includes

  • Complications of medical devices
  • Correct drug properly administered in therapeutic or prophylactic dosage as the cause of any adverse effect

*Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care
*Surgical and 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

Does not include

  • Accidental overdose of drug or wrong drug given or taken in error (X40-X44)
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