icd10free.comPowered by Curo
Y64Non-billableSave

Y64 - Contaminated medical or biological substances

ICD-10-CM Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity · Y62-Y69 Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care (Y62-Y69) · Top-level category · FY2027

Coding Guidance

Y64 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 4 more specific codes below.

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom Y62-Y69 Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care (Y62-Y69)

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • 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)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Y62-Y69 Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care (Y62-Y69)

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • breakdown or malfunctioning of medical device (during procedure) (after implantation) (ongoing use) (Y70-Y82)
NotesFrom Chapter V00-Y99

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.

More Specific Codes (4)

Y64.0Contaminated medical or biological substance, transfused or infused→Y64.1Contaminated medical or biological substance, injected or used for immunization→Y64.8Contaminated medical or biological substance administered by other means→Y64.9Contaminated medical or biological substance administered by unspecified means→