Y81.1 is the authoritative medical code for Therapeutic nonsurgical and rehabilitative general- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for therapeutic nonsurgical and rehabilitative general- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents (ICD-10-CM Y81.1), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Therapeutic nonsurgical and rehabilitative general- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code Y81.1. Includes: breakdown or malfunction of medical devices (during use) (after implantation) (ongoing use). Excludes2 (not included here): later complications following use of medical devices without breakdown or malfunctioning of device Y83-Y84; misadventure to patients during surgical and medical care, classifiable to Y62-Y69; 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 Y83-Y84.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for Y81.1 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- breakdown or malfunction of medical devices (during use) (after implantation) (ongoing use)
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- later complications following use of medical devices without breakdown or malfunctioning of device Y83-Y84
- misadventure to patients during surgical and medical care, classifiable to Y62-Y69
- 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 Y83-Y84
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can Y81.1 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes2 instructions, Y81.1 and the following are not considered part of each other and may both be reported when both conditions are present: later complications following use of medical devices without breakdown or malfunctioning of device (Y83-Y84); misadventure to patients during surgical and medical care, classifiable to (Y62-Y69); 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 (Y83-Y84).
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to Y81.1 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- Y81 — General- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents
- Y81.0 — Diagnostic and monitoring 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
Indexed As (4)
Circumstance phrases from the official ICD-10-CM External Cause of Injuries Index that map to this code.
- Incident, adverse, device, general, surgical, rehabilitative
- Incident, adverse, device, general, surgical, therapeutic
- Incident, adverse, device, plastic surgical, rehabilitative
- Incident, adverse, device, plastic surgical, therapeutic