ICD-9-CM diagnosis code (retired)
E872.0 — Failure of sterile precautions during surgical operation
ICD-9-CM was replaced by ICD-10 on October 1, 2015. These are the ICD-10-CM equivalents from the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
About ICD-9-CM E872.0
E872.0 is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for failure of sterile precautions during surgical operation. ICD-9-CM was retired for U.S. claims on October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM took over.
The CMS General Equivalence Mappings translate it to one ICD-10-CM code, Y62.0 (Failure of sterile precautions during surgical operation). The match is exact.
ICD-10-CM equivalents
- Y62.0Failure of sterile precautions during surgical operationexact match
Common questions about E872.0
GEMs are a translation aid, not a substitute for coding from the record. The 2027 ICD-10 code set has changed since the last GEMs release in 2018. Page updated September 29, 2026.