Y79: Orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents

Codes under Y79 (Orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.

Code	Description	Billable
Y79.0	Diagnostic and monitoring orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents	✓
Y79.1	Therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents	✓
Y79.2	Prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents	✓
Y79.3	Surgical instruments, materials and orthopedic devices (including sutures) associated with adverse incidents	✓
Y79.8	Miscellaneous orthopedic devices associated with adverse incidents, not elsewhere classified	✓

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