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Y65.2 - Failure in suture or ligature during surgical operation


The ICD 10 Code for Failure in suture or ligature during surgical operation is listed as Y65.2.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: Y65.2
Description: Failure in suture or ligature during surgical operation
Chapter External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
Block Complications of medical and surgical care (Y62-Y84)
Parent Y65 - Other misadventures during surgical and medical care
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: E876.2 - Failure in suture and ligature during surgical operation
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of Y65.2:
Y65.0 - Mismatched blood in transfusion
Y65.1 - Wrong fluid used in infusion
Y65.3 - Endotracheal tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedure
Y65.4 - Failure to introduce or to remove other tube or instrument
Y65.5 - Performance of wrong procedure (operation)
Y65.8 - Other specified misadventures during surgical and medical care