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Y69 ICD-10-CA code: Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care

Y69 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.

Official description

Y69

Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care

Short description: Misadventure surg & med care NOS

ICD-10-CA · Canada

Index terms

Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to Y69. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.

  • Reaction, abnormal to medical procedure, with misadventure
  • Misadventure(s) to patient(s) during surgical or medical care
  • Misadventure(s) to patient(s) during surgical or medical care, infusion
  • Misadventure(s) to patient(s) during surgical or medical care, transfusion
  • Complication (delayed) (of or following) (medical or surgical procedure), with misadventure
  • Complication (delayed) (of or following) (medical or surgical procedure), due to misadventure
  • Medical procedure, complication of (delayed or as an abnormal reaction without mention of misadventure), due to or as a result of misadventure
  • Surgical procedure, complication of (delayed or as an abnormal reaction without mention of misadventure), due to or as a result of misadventure

Notes for Y69

As CIHI prints them, with any note Y69 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

  • Complications of medical devicescorrect drug properly administered in therapeutic or prophylactic dosage as the cause of any adverse effectmisadventures to patients during surgical and medical caresurgical and medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedureFrom Y40-Y84 Complications of medical and surgical care

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

Note

  • This chapter, which in previous revisions of ICD constituted a supplementary classification, permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, poisoning and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used in addition to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98). Causes of death should preferably be tabulated according to both Chapter XIX and Chapter XX, but if only one code is tabulated then the code from Chapter XX should be used in preference. Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter XX should be used to provide additional information for multiple-condition analysis only.From Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98)

Where Y69 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98)
  2. 2Block Y40-Y84Complications of medical and surgical care
  3. 3Block Y60-Y69Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care
  4. 4Valid code Y69Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care

Source and release

Data release
ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
Effective date
Apr 1, 2026
Publisher
CIHI

This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.

See Y69 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

What does ICD-10-CA code Y69 mean?

Y69 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.

Where is Y69 in ICD-10-CA?

Y69 sits under Y60-Y69 Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care, within Y40-Y84 Complications of medical and surgical care, within Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98).

What coding notes apply to Y69?

ICD-10-CA lists Excludes, Includes, Note notes for Y69, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.

Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?

It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.

Codes beside Y69

Y60Unintentional cut, puncture, perforation or haemorrhage during surgical and medical careY61Foreign object accidentally left in body during surgical and medical careY62Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical careY63Failure in dosage during surgical and medical careY64Contaminated medical or biological substancesY65Other misadventures during surgical and medical careY66Nonadministration of surgical and medical care