MISADVENTURES TO PATIENTS DURING SURGICAL AND MEDICAL CARE ICD-9 Code range E870-E876

Accidental cut puncture perforation or hemorrhage during surgical operation

Accidental cut puncture perforation or hemorrhage during infusion or transfusion

Accidental cut puncture perforation or hemorrhage during kidney dialysis or other perfusion

Accidental cut puncture perforation or hemorrhage during injection or vaccination

Accidental cut puncture perforation or hemorrhage during endoscopic examination

Accidental cut puncture perforation or hemorrhage during aspiration of fluid or tissue puncture and catheterization

Accidental cut puncture perforation or hemorrhage during heart catheterization

Accidental cut puncture perforation or hemorrhage during administration of enema

Accidental cut puncture perforation or hemorrhage during other specified medical care

Accidental cut puncture perforation or hemorrhage during unspecified medical care

Foreign object left in body during surgical operation

Foreign object left in body during infusion or transfusion

Foreign object left in body during kidney dialysis or other perfusion

Foreign object left in body during injection or vaccination

Foreign object left in body during endoscopic examination

Foreign object left in body during aspiration of fluid or tissue puncture and catheterization

Foreign object left in body during heart catheterization

Foreign object left in body during removal of catheter or packing

Foreign object left in body during other specified procedures

Foreign object left in body during unspecified procedure

Failure of sterile precautions during surgical operation

Failure of sterile precautions during infusion or transfusion

Failure of sterile precautions during kidney dialysis and other perfusion

Failure of sterile precautions during injection or vaccination

Failure of sterile precautions during endoscopic examination

Failure of sterile precautions during aspiration of fluid or tissue puncture and catheterization

Failure of sterile precautions during heart catheterization

Failure of sterile precautions during other specified procedures

Failure of sterile precautions during unspecified procedure

Excessive amount of blood or other fluid during transfusion or infusion

Incorrect dilution of fluid during infusion

Overdose of radiation in therapy

Inadvertent exposure of patient to radiation during medical care

Failure in dosage in electroshock or insulin-shock therapy

Inappropriate (too hot or too cold) temperature in local application and packing

Nonadministration of necessary drug or medicinal substance

Other specified failure in dosage

Unspecified failure in dosage

Mechanical failure of instrument or apparatus during surgical operation

Mechanical failure of instrument or apparatus during infusion and transfusion

Mechanical failure of instrument or apparatus during kidney dialysis and other perfusion

Mechanical failure of instrument or apparatus during endoscopic examination

Mechanical failure of instrument or apparatus during aspiration of fluid or tissue puncture and catheterization

Mechanical failure of instrument or apparatus during heart catheterization

Mechanical failure of instrument or apparatus during other specified procedures

Mechanical failure of instrument or apparatus during unspecified procedure

Contaminated substance transfused or infused

Contaminated substance injected or used for vaccination

Contaminated drug or biological substance administered by other means

Misadventure to patient from other contamination

Misadventure to patient from unspecified contamination

Mismatched blood in transfusion

Wrong fluid in infusion

Failure in suture and ligature during surgical operation

Endotracheal tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedure

Failure to introduce or to remove other tube or instrument

Performance of wrong operation (procedure) on correct patient

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

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

Other specified misadventures during medical care

Unspecified misadventure during medical care