Y70-Y82 ICD-10-CM Code: Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use (Y70-Y82)

Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for Y70-Y82 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Don’t confuse Y70-Y82 with…

MedCoder analysis — pairs from this code’s official notes, distinctions written by MedCoder

The codes most likely to be picked instead of Y70-Y82 — named in its own official notes, or sharing its laterality or encounter family — with what separates them and which documentation moves the case. Each links to the full comparison.

• Y83— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

  Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

  A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

  What moves you there: Documentation of later complications following use of medical devices without breakdown or malfunctioning of device adds Y83; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

  Full comparison: Y70-Y82 vs Y83 →

• Y84— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

  Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

  A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

  What moves you there: Documentation of later complications following use of medical devices without breakdown or malfunctioning of device adds Y84; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

  Full comparison: Y70-Y82 vs Y84 →

• Y62— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

  Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

  A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

  What moves you there: Documentation of misadventure to patients during surgical and medical care, classifiable to adds Y62; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

  Full comparison: Y70-Y82 vs Y62 →

• Y69— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

  Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

  A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

  What moves you there: Documentation of misadventure to patients during surgical and medical care, classifiable to adds Y69; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

  Full comparison: Y70-Y82 vs Y69 →

Relationships are read from this code's own official notes, its laterality siblings and its encounter family; the wording of each distinction is MedCoder editorial, and the documentation named in each “what moves you there” line is the official note phrase or sibling title itself. Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a.

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Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data

CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2026 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2025 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data

CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship

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Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to Y70-Y82 in its code family, with their registry titles.

• Y70 — Anesthesiology devices associated with adverse incidents
• Y71 — Cardiovascular devices associated with adverse incidents
• Y72 — Otorhinolaryngological devices associated with adverse incidents
• Y73 — Gastroenterology and urology devices associated with adverse incidents
• Y74 — General hospital and personal-use devices associated with adverse incidents
• Y75 — Neurological devices associated with adverse incidents
• Y76 — Obstetric and gynecological devices associated with adverse incidents
• Y77 — Ophthalmic devices associated with adverse incidents
• Y78 — Radiological devices associated with adverse incidents
• Y79 — Orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents
• Y80 — Physical medicine devices associated with adverse incidents
• Y81 — General- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents
• Y82 — Other and unspecified medical devices associated with adverse incidents