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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

Y62.4Failure of sterile precautions during endoscopic examination

✓ Billable / specific

Y62.4 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for failure of sterile precautions during endoscopic examination. It can be reported on claims for dates of service from October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027.

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 Y62.4

Y62.4 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for failure of sterile precautions during endoscopic examination. It belongs to category Y62 (failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care), block Y62-Y69 (misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care) and chapter 20 (external causes of morbidity). It is billable, so it can be reported on its own for dates of service from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Within Y62 (failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care), Y62.4 is specifically for failure of sterile precautions during endoscopic examination. Related codes cover surgical operation (Y62.0), infusion or transfusion (Y62.1), kidney dialysis and other perfusion (Y62.2), injection or immunization (Y62.3), heart catheterization (Y62.5), aspiration, puncture and other catheterization (Y62.6), other surgical and medical care (Y62.8) and unspecified surgical and medical care (Y62.9).

It is not a CC or MCC, so as a secondary diagnosis it doesn't change the MS-DRG severity level.

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

Before ICD-10, this condition was coded in ICD-9-CM as E872.4 (failure of sterile precautions during endoscopic examination).

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Y62.4.

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

Alphabetic index entries

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Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to Y62.4.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

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  • E872.4Failure of sterile precautions during endoscopic examinationexact

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

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  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 Y62.4

Is Y62.4 billable?

Yes. Y62.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).

Can Y62.4 be used as a principal diagnosis?

Yes. The Medicare Code Editor doesn't restrict Y62.4 as a principal diagnosis.

Is Y62.4 a CC or MCC?

No. Y62.4 is neither a CC nor an MCC under MS-DRG v44.0.

What is the ICD-9 code for Y62.4?

The CMS General Equivalence Mappings map Y62.4 to ICD-9-CM E872.4.