Y79.2 ICD-10-CA code: Orthopaedic devices associated with adverse incidents, prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory devices
Y79.2 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Orthopaedic devices associated with adverse incidents, prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory devices” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
Y79.2Orthopaedic devices associated with adverse incidents, prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory devices
Short description: Ortho dev w adv incdt prosth oth impl
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written Y792
Notes for Y79.2
As CIHI prints them, with any note Y79.2 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Breakdown or malfunctioning of medical device (during procedure) (after implantation) (ongoing use)From Y70-Y82 Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use
- 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.
- Later complications following use of medical devices without mention of breakdown or malfunctioning of medical device (Y83-Y84)medical devices associated with adverse incidents due to external causes classified elsewhere (V01-Y59, Y85-Y87, Y89)misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care, classifiable to (Y60-Y69)From Y70-Y82 Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use
- Accidental overdose of drug or wrong drug given or taken in error (X40-X44)From Y40-Y84 Complications of medical and surgical care
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 Y79.2 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98)
- 2Block Y40-Y84Complications of medical and surgical care
- 3Block Y70-Y82Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use
- 4Category Y79Orthopaedic devices associated with adverse incidents
- 5Valid code Y79.2Orthopaedic devices associated with adverse incidents, prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory devices
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.
Frequently asked questions
What does ICD-10-CA code Y79.2 mean?
Y79.2 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Orthopaedic devices associated with adverse incidents, prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory devices” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is Y79.2 in ICD-10-CA?
Y79.2 sits under Y79 Orthopaedic devices associated with adverse incidents, within Y70-Y82 Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use, 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 Y79.2?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for Y79.2, 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 Y79.2
View Y79Y79.0Orthopaedic devices associated with adverse incidents, diagnostic and monitoring devicesY79.1Orthopaedic devices associated with adverse incidents, therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative devicesY79.3Orthopaedic devices associated with adverse incidents, surgical instruments, materials and devices (including sutures)Y79.8Orthopaedic devices associated with adverse incidents, miscellaneous devices, not elsewhere classified