QA8D

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Patient received diagnostic test or treatment intended for another patient without injury or harm

Description

Patient order for testing or treatment performed on wrong patient (e.g. lab test, diagnostic imaging test, physical or psychological therapy, dressing change, irrigation, etc.). Patient received drug or medicament meant for another patient, but no harm resulted.

Index terms

  • Patient received diagnostic test or treatment intended for another patient without injury or harm
  • Wrong patient received diagnostic test or treatment without injury or harm
  • incorrect patient received diagnostic test or treatment without injury or harm

Excludes

  • PL14.C – Patient received diagnostic test or treatment intended for another patient

Sibling codes

  • QA80 – Non-administration of necessary drug without injury or harm
  • QA81 – Non-provision of necessary procedure without injury or harm
  • QA82 – Problem associated with physical transfer of patient without injury or harm
  • QA83 – Mismatched blood used in transfusion without injury or harm
  • QA84 – Other problem with transfusion without injury or harm
  • QA85 – Problem with physical restraints without injury or harm
  • QA86 – Problem with isolation protocol without injury or harm
  • QA87 – Problem with clinical documentation without injury or harm
  • QA88 – Problem with clinical software without injury or harm
  • QA89 – Incorrect diagnosis without injury or harm
  • QA8A – Delayed diagnosis without injury or harm
  • QA8B – Delayed treatment without injury or harm
  • QA8C – Problem with transitions of care, hand offs, or handovers without injury or harm
  • QA8E – Fall in health care without injury or harm
  • QA8F – Needle stick without injury or harm
  • QA8Y – Other specified circumstances associated with other aspects of care influencing the episode of care without injury or harm
  • QA8Z – Circumstances associated with other aspects of care influencing the episode of care without injury or harm, unspecified

Foundation entity

Patient received diagnostic test or treatment intended for another patient without injury or harm – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/171466551

Part of: 24: Factors influencing health status or contact with health services