Y81 ICD 10 Code is a non-billable and non-specific code and should not be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. There are other codes below it with greater level of diagnosis detail. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Short description for Y81 ICD 10 code:
General- and plastic-surgery devices assoc w incdt
Codes
- Y81.0 Diagnostic and monitoring general- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y81.1 Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative general- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y81.2 Prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory general- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y81.3 Surgical instruments, materials and general- and plastic-surgery devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents
- Y81.8 Miscellaneous general- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents, not elsewhere classified
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to Y81 ICD10 Code:
- V00-Y99 External causes of morbidity
- Y70-Y82 Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
Y81 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting