Y78.3 Surgical instruments, materials and radiological devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents
Instructional Notes:
Y78.3 Description: Surgical instruments, materials and radiological devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents ↓
Y78 Description: Radiological devices associated with adverse incidents ↓
Y70-Y82 Description: Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use (Y70-Y82) Exclude2:
later complications following use of medical devices without breakdown or malfunctioning of device (Y83-Y84)
misadventure to patients during surgical and medical care, classifiable to (Y62-Y69)
surgical and other medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure (Y83-Y84)
Include:
breakdown or malfunction of medical devices (during use) (after implantation) (ongoing use)
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V00-Y99 Description: External causes of morbidity Notes:
This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.