2008 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.* > 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis E872.6 Failure of sterile precautions during heart 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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 E872.6 can be accessed here. E872.6 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 E872.* hierarchy ICD9Data's sister site ProcedureCodes.com launches with the 2008/09 CPT® codes - read more on the ICD9Data.com blog.