PK9C.3

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Other or unspecified medical devices associated with injury or harm, surgical instruments, materials or devices

Description

Other or unspecified medical 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.

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

Child codes

  • PK9C.30 – Mechanical complication of nonabsorbable surgical material, not otherwise specified
  • PK9C.31 – Mechanical complication of permanent sutures
  • PK9C.3Y – Other specified other or unspecified medical devices associated with injury or harm, surgical instruments, materials or devices
  • PK9C.3Z – Other or unspecified medical devices associated with injury or harm, surgical instruments, materials or devices, unspecified

Sibling codes

  • PK9C.0 – Other or unspecified medical devices associated with injury or harm, diagnostic or monitoring devices
  • PK9C.1 – Other or unspecified medical devices associated with injury or harm, therapeutic, nonsurgical or rehabilitative devices
  • PK9C.2 – Other or unspecified medical devices associated with injury or harm, prosthetic or other implants, materials or accessory devices
  • PK9C.4 – Other or unspecified medical devices associated with injury or harm, miscellaneous devices, not elsewhere classified

Foundation entity

Other or unspecified medical devices associated with injury or harm, surgical instruments, materials or devices – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/859824502

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: PK9C: Other or unspecified medical devices, implants or grafts associated with injury or harm › 23: External causes of morbidity or mortality