Y70-Y82: Medical devices associated with adverse incidents in diagnostic and therapeutic use
Y79: Orthopaedic devices associated with adverse incidents
Subcodes of Y79:
- Y79.0: Orthopaedic devices associated with adverse incidents : diagnostic and monitoring devices
- Y79.1: Orthopaedic devices associated with adverse incidents : therapeutic (nonsurgical) and rehabilitative devices
- Y79.2: Orthopaedic devices associated with adverse incidents : prosthetic and other implants, materials and accessory devices
- Y79.3: Orthopaedic devices associated with adverse incidents : surgical instruments, materials and devices (including sutures)
- Y79.8: Orthopaedic devices associated with adverse incidents : miscellaneous devices, not elsewhere classified
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