ICD-9-CM diagnosis code (retired)
E876.2 — Failure in suture and ligature 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 E876.2
E876.2 is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for failure in suture and ligature 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, Y65.2 (Failure in suture or ligature during surgical operation). The match is exact.
ICD-10-CM equivalents
- Y65.2Failure in suture or ligature during surgical operationexact match
Common questions about E876.2
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.