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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

Y62Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care

Not billable — use a more specific code

Y62 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 9 more specific codes beneath it.Short description: Failure of steril precaut during surgical and medical care

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About Y62

Y62 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care. It belongs to block Y62-Y69 (misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care) and chapter 20 (external causes of morbidity). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 9 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Y62.0 (operation), Y62.1 (transfusion), Y62.2 (perfusion), Y62.3 (immunization), Y62.4 (examination), Y62.5 (catheterization), Y62.6 (catheterization), Y62.8 (care) and 1 more.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under Y62

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Y62.

Broader instructions also apply from Y62-Y69 Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care and Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.

Code history

  1. 2016
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  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about Y62

Is Y62 billable?

No. Y62 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.