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2007 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Supplementary Classification Of External Causes Of Injury And Poisoning E800-E999 > Misadventures To Patients During Surgical And Medical Care E870-E876 > Failure Of Sterile Precautions During Procedure E872.* > 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis E872.5 Failure of sterile precautions during aspiration of fluid or tissue puncture and catheterization  On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date. The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM E872.5 can be accessed here. E872.5 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 E872.* hierarchy E872.5 also known as: Abdominal paracentesis Aspirating needle biopsy Blood sampling Lumbar puncture Thoracentesis E872.5 excludes: heart catheterization (E872.6)