ICD-10-CM Code Y79
Orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code Y79 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of Y79 that describes the diagnosis 'orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents' in more detail.
- Y79 Orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE Y79.0 Diagnostic and monitoring orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents
- BILLABLE Y79.1 Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents
- BILLABLE Y79.2 Prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents
- BILLABLE Y79.3 Surgical instruments, materials and orthopedic devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents
- BILLABLE Y79.8 Miscellaneous orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents, not elsewhere classified
ICD-10-CM External Cause Index References for 'Y79 - Orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents'
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