ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
Y62 Failure of sterile precautions during surgical and medical care
All 9 codes in the Y62 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
Codes in family
9
Can lead a claim
0
Cannot lead a claim
9
What CMS assigns to Y62
None of the 9 codes is assigned a clinical group. None of the 9 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. None can lead a claim.
Every code in Y62
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y62.0 | Failure of sterile precautions during surgical operation | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| Y62.1 | Failure of sterile precautions during infusion or transfusionCMS: Failure of sterile precautions during infusn/transfusn | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| Y62.2 | Failure of sterile precautions during kidney dialysis and other perfusionCMS: Fail of steril precaut dur kidney dialysis and oth perfusion | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| Y62.3 | Failure of sterile precautions during injection or immunizationCMS: Failure of steril precaut during injection or immunization | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| Y62.4 | Failure of sterile precautions during endoscopic examination | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| Y62.5 | Failure of sterile precautions during heart catheterization | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| Y62.6 | Failure of sterile precautions during aspiration, puncture and other catheterizationCMS: Failure of steril precaut during aspirat, pnctr and oth cath | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| Y62.8 | Failure of sterile precautions during other surgical and medical careCMS: Failure of steril precaut during oth surg and medical care | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| Y62.9 | Failure of sterile precautions during unspecified surgical and medical careCMS: Failure of steril precaut during unsp surg and medical care | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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