PK99.3

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Orthopaedic devices associated with injury or harm, surgical instruments, materials or devices

Description

Orthopaedic related surgical instruments like materials and devices (including sutures) were involved in an adverse related incident

Coding note

Code first the injury or harm associated with the device. Code also the mode or mechanism that explains the main way the cause leads to injury or harm.

Coding note from above levels

Code first injury or harm associated with device. Code also the mode or mechanism that explains the main way the cause leads to injury or harm.

Index terms

  • Orthopaedic devices associated with injury or harm, surgical instruments, materials or devices
  • Orthopaedic devices associated with injury or harm, suture material
  • Orthopaedic devices associated with injury or harm, scalpel
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  • Orthopaedic devices associated with injury or harm, cautery device
  • Orthopaedic devices associated with injury or harm, laser
  • Orthopaedic devices associated with injury or harm, screws
  • Orthopaedic devices associated with injury or harm, plates
  • Orthopaedic devices associated with injury or harm, internal or external fixation materials
  • Orthopaedic devices associated with injury or harm, robotic surgery equipment
  • Mechanical complication of internal fixation device of bones of limb
  • Mechanical complication of internal fixation device of other bones

Excludes

  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1628956058 – Circumstances associated with a surgical or other medical device influencing the episode of care without injury or harm

Exclusions from above levels

  • PL12 – medical devices associated with adverse incidents due to external causes classified elsewhere

Sibling codes

  • PK99.0 – Orthopaedic devices associated with injury or harm, diagnostic or monitoring devices
  • PK99.1 – Orthopaedic devices associated with injury or harm, therapeutic, nonsurgical or rehabilitative devices
  • PK99.2 – Orthopaedic devices associated with injury or harm, prosthetic or other implants, materials or accessory devices
  • PK99.4 – Orthopaedic devices associated with injury or harm, miscellaneous devices, not elsewhere classified
  • PK99.Y – Other specified orthopaedic devices, implants or grafts associated with injury or harm
  • PK99.Z – Orthopaedic devices, implants or grafts associated with injury or harm, unspecified

Foundation entity

Orthopaedic devices associated with injury or harm, surgical instruments, materials or devices – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1210969173

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: PK99: Orthopaedic devices, implants or grafts associated with injury or harm › 23: External causes of morbidity or mortality