Y63

Non-billable

Failure in dosage during surgical and medical care

Y63 is the ICD-10-CM code for Failure in dosage during surgical and medical care. It is a non-billable category code — use a more specific child code such as Y63.0 for billing.

Status
Header (non-billable)
Chapter
V00-Y99
Subcodes
9
Edition
FY2026

V00-Y99 External causes of morbidity

What this means — in plain language

MedlinePlus · NIH

Medicines treat infectious diseases, prevent problems from chronic diseases, and ease pain. But medicines can also cause harmful reactions if not used correctly. Errors can happen in the hospital, at the health care provider's office, at the pharmacy, or at home. You can help prevent errors by: Knowing your medicines. When you get a prescription, ask the name of the medicine and check to make sure that the pharmacy…

Read more about Medication Errors at MedlinePlus ↗

Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine (MedlinePlus). Informational only — not medical advice.

Excludes2 — not included here

  • accidental overdose of drug or wrong drug given in error (T36-T50)

Frequently asked questions

What is ICD-10 code Y63?
Y63 is the ICD-10-CM code for "Failure in dosage during surgical and medical care". It falls under V00-Y99 External causes of morbidity.
Is Y63 a billable code?
No — Y63 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code (such as Y63.0) for billing.
What are the subcodes of Y63?
Y63 has 9 more specific child codes, including Y63.0, Y63.1, Y63.2.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM FY2026. For informational purposes only — not medical advice. See our medical disclaimer.

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