Operating room of hospital as place

This code identifies the operating room within a hospital facility as the specific location where an external cause of injury or adverse event occurred. It signifies that the patient's injury, poisoning, or other adverse reaction originated in this controlled surgical environment.

Apply this code when documenting an external cause that took place within a hospital's operating room. This includes incidents such as medication errors during surgery, equipment malfunctions causing injury during a procedure, or adverse reactions to anesthesia administered in the OR.

• Always use this as a secondary code to identify the place of occurrence, never as a primary diagnosis.
• Pair this code with an external cause code (V00-Y99) and a primary diagnosis code describing the injury or condition.
• Ensure documentation clearly specifies the operating room as the site of the incident, not just "hospital."