Performance of wrong procedure (operation)

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

Y65.51 Performance of wrong procedure (operation) on correct patient
Y65.52 Performance of procedure (operation) on patient not scheduled for surgery
Y65.53 Performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Performance of inappropriate operation
FY2010 Removed from the draft draft
FY2012 Returned to the draft draft

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from the Y62-Y69 section Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care (Y62-Y69)

Excludes1 - never coded here

surgical and medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure (Y83-Y84)

Excludes2 - not included here

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

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
Y65.0	Mismatched blood in transfusion	Valid
Y65.1	Wrong fluid used in infusion	Valid
Y65.2	Failure in suture or ligature during surgical operation	Valid
Y65.3	Endotracheal tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedure	Valid
Y65.4	Failure to introduce or to remove other tube or instrument	Valid
Y65.8	Other specified misadventures during surgical and medical care	Valid