PK9B.3

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

General or plastic surgery devices associated with injury or harm, surgical instruments, materials or devices

Description

General- or plastic-surgery 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

  • General or plastic surgery devices associated with injury or harm, surgical instruments, materials or devices
  • General or plastic surgery devices associated with adverse incidents, suture material
  • General or plastic surgery devices associated with adverse incidents, scalpel
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  • General or plastic surgery devices associated with adverse incidents, cautery device
  • General or plastic surgery devices associated with adverse incidents, laser
  • General or plastic surgery devices associated with adverse incidents, liposuction equipment
  • General or plastic surgery devices associated with injury or harm, robotic surgery equipment
  • General or plastic surgery devices associated with adverse incidents, robotic surgery equipment

Exclusions from above levels

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

Sibling codes

  • PK9B.0 – General or plastic surgery devices associated with injury or harm, diagnostic or monitoring devices
  • PK9B.1 – General or plastic surgery devices associated with injury or harm, therapeutic, nonsurgical or rehabilitative devices
  • PK9B.2 – General or plastic surgery devices associated with injury or harm, prosthetic or other implants, materials or accessory devices
  • PK9B.4 – General or plastic surgery devices associated with injury or harm, miscellaneous devices, not elsewhere classified
  • PK9B.Y – Other specified general or plastic surgery devices, implants or grafts associated with injury or harm
  • PK9B.Z – General or plastic surgery devices, implants or grafts associated with injury or harm, unspecified

Foundation entity

General or plastic surgery devices associated with injury or harm, surgical instruments, materials or devices – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/850936138

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: PK9B: General or plastic surgery devices, implants or grafts associated with injury or harm › 23: External causes of morbidity or mortality