PL12.5 Operator error, as mode of injury or harm

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

Harm arising due to process or procedural issues associated with the use and/or maintenance of a device not related to device failure.

exclusions

• Combination or interaction of operator error and device failure, as mode of injury or harm  (PL12.6)
• Operator error without injury or harm  (QA64)

coding note

Code first the injury or harm associated with the device. Code also the cause of harm which identifies the type of device.

postcoordination