2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E876.5
Performance of wrong operation (procedure) on correct patient
- Short description: Perfrm wrong op/right pt.
- ICD-9-CM E876.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E876.5 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
- E876.5 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
- You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM E876.5.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM E876.5: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
E876.5 converts directly to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Y65.51 Performance of wrong procedure (operation) on correct patient
E876.5 Excludes
- correct operation (procedure) performed on wrong body part (E876.7
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Applies To
- Wrong device implanted into correct surgical site
