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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

Y79.3Surgical instruments, materials and orthopedic devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents

✓ Billable / specific

Y79.3 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for surgical instruments, materials and orthopedic devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents. It can be reported on claims for dates of service from October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027.Short description: Surgical instrumnt, materials and orth devices assoc w incdt

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 Y79.3

Y79.3 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for surgical instruments, materials and orthopedic devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents. It belongs to category Y79 (orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents), block Y70-Y82 (medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use) 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 Y79 (orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents), Y79.3 is specifically for surgical instruments, materials and orthopedic devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents. Related codes cover diagnostic and monitoring orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents (Y79.0), therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents (Y79.1), prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents (Y79.2) and miscellaneous orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents, not elsewhere classified (Y79.8).

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.

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Y79.3.

Broader instructions also apply from Y70-Y82 Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use and Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.

Alphabetic index entries

1 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to Y79.3.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  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 Y79.3

Is Y79.3 billable?

Yes. Y79.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).

Can Y79.3 be used as a principal diagnosis?

Yes. The Medicare Code Editor doesn't restrict Y79.3 as a principal diagnosis.

Is Y79.3 a CC or MCC?

No. Y79.3 is neither a CC nor an MCC under MS-DRG v44.0.