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Y65.51

Performance of wrong procedure (operation) on correct patient

Billable

Code Hierarchy

Chapter: 20. External causes of morbidity

Section: Y62-Y69 - Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

Wrong device implanted into correct surgical site

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with Y65.51

Y65.53 - performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part (Y65.53)

Related Codes

Performance of procedure (operation) on patient not scheduled for surgery

Performance of correct procedure (operation) on wrong side or body part

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