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Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E876.6
Performance of operation (procedure) on patient not scheduled for surgery
  • Short description: Proc-pt not sched surg.
  • ICD-9-CM E876.6 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E876.6 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).
  • E876.6 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
  • You are viewing the 2013 version of ICD-9-CM E876.6.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM E876.6: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: E876.6 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Y65.52 Performance of procedure (operation) on patient not scheduled for surgery
Applies To
  • Performance of operation (procedure) intended for another patient
  • Performance of operation (procedure) on wrong patient
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