E872.5 - Failure Of Sterile Precautions During Aspiration Of Fluid Or Tissue, Puncture, And Catheterization

The ICD 9 Code for Failure of sterile precautions during aspiration of fluid or tissue, puncture, and catheterization is listed as E872.5.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	E872.5
Long Description:	Failure of sterile precautions during aspiration of fluid or tissue, puncture, and catheterization
Short Description:	Fail sterile catheter

Chapter:	Supplementary Classification Of External Causes Of Injury And Poisoning
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code:	Y62.6 - Failure of sterile precautions during aspiration, puncture and other catheterization
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of E872.5:
E872.0 - Failure of sterile precautions during surgical operation
E872.1 - Failure of sterile precautions during infusion or transfusion
E872.2 - Failure of sterile precautions during kidney dialysis and other perfusion
E872.3 - Failure of sterile precautions during injection or vaccination
E872.4 - Failure of sterile precautions during endoscopic examination
E872.6 - Failure of sterile precautions during heart catheterization
E872.8 - Failure of sterile precautions during other specified procedures
E872.9 - Failure of sterile precautions during unspecified procedure