Includes:

  • breakdown or malfunction of medical devices (during use) (after implantation) (ongoing use)

Excludes2

  • later complications following use of medical devices without breakdown or malfunctioning of device (Y83-Y84)
  • misadventure to patients during surgical and medical care, classifiable to (Y62-Y69)
  • surgical and other medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure (Y83-Y84)
  1. Y82 Other and unspecified medical devices associated with adverse incidents

    1. Y82.8 Other medical devices associated with adverse incidents

    2. Y82.9 Unspecified medical devices associated with adverse incidents

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.