Surgery, wrong patient

✓ CURRENT — JULY 2026

Source: CMS

Imported: Aug 10 2026

Full descriptor

Surgical or other invasive procedure on wrong patient

Details

Code: PB
Short descriptor: Surgery, wrong patient
Code set: HCPCS Modifiers
Release: July 2026
Status: Active
Added: Jul 1 2009

Nearby codes

Code sets are published in blocks, so neighbours are usually related.

Normal healthy patient

Patient w/mild syst disease

Patient w/severe sys disease

Pt w/sev sys dis threat life

Pt not expect surv w/o oper

Brain-dead pt organs removed

Surgery, wrong body part

Wrong surgery on patient

Sources

CMS HCPCS Modifiers — July 2026, public domain

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Source	Dataset	Pulled	Cadence	Licence	Status
CMS	HCPCS Level II	July 2026	Quarterly	Public domain	Current
CMS	NPPES / NPI registry	Aug 21 2026	Weekly	Public domain	Overdue
NUCC	Provider taxonomy	Aug 2026	Biannual	Free	Current
CMS	Place of Service codes	Feb 2026	As needed	Public domain	Current

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