Y81
ICD-10Non-billable categoryGeneral- and plastic-surgery devices assoc w incdt
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
General- and plastic-surgery devices associated with adverse incidents
Y81 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
More specific codes under Y81
- Y81.0Dx and monitoring gen/plast-surg devices assoc w incdt
- Y81.1Therapeutic and rehab gen/plast-surg devices assoc w incdt
- Y81.2Prosth/oth implnt/mtrls gen/plast-surg devices assoc w incdt
- Y81.3Surg instrumnt, matrl and gen/plast-surg dev assoc w incdt
- Y81.8Miscellaneous gen/plast-surg devices assoc w incdt, NEC
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.