MISADVENTURES TO PATIENTS DURING SURGICAL AND MEDICAL CARE (E870-E876)
Excludes:
accidental overdose of drug and wrong drug given in error (E850.0-E858.9)
surgical and medical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction by the patient, without mention of misadventure at the time of procedure (E878.0-E879.9)
E876 Other and unspecified misadventures during medical care
E876.0: Mismatched blood in transfusion
E876.1: Wrong fluid in infusion
E876.2: Failure in suture and ligature during surgical operation
E876.3: Endotracheal tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedure
E876.4: Failure to introduce or to remove other tube or instrument
Excludes:
foreign object left in body during procedure (E871.0-E871.9)
E876.5: Performance of wrong operation (procedure) on correct patient
Wrong device implanted into correct surgical site
Excludes:
correct operation (procedure) performed on wrong body part (E876.7)
E876.6: Performance of operation (procedure) on patient not scheduled for surgery
Performance of operation (procedure) intended for another patient
Performance of operation (procedure) on wrong patient
E876.7: Performance of correct operation (procedure) on wrong side/body part
Performance of correct operation (procedure) on wrong side
Performance of correct operation (procedure) on wrong site
E876.8: Other specified misadventures during medical care
Performance of inappropriate treatment NEC
E876.9: Unspecified misadventure during medical care

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