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P15

Non-billable

Other birth injuries

Other birth injuries

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

P10-P15

Child Codes

9

Coding Notes

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • conditions that have their origin in the fetal or perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth) even if morbidity occurs later

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • tetanus neonatorum (A33)

Child Codes (9)

P15.0

Birth injury to liver

BillableP15.1

Birth injury to spleen

BillableP15.2

Sternomastoid injury due to birth injury

BillableP15.3

Birth injury to eye

BillableP15.4

Birth injury to face

BillableP15.5

Birth injury to external genitalia

BillableP15.6

Subcutaneous fat necrosis due to birth injury

BillableP15.8

Other specified birth injuries

BillableP15.9

Birth injury, unspecified

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code P15?

ICD-10-CM code P15 represents "Other birth injuries". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is P15 a billable code?

No, P15 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 9 child codes under P15.

What chapter is P15 in?

P15 is in Chapter 16: Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (codes P00-P96).

What are the subcategories under P15?

P15 has 9 child codes, including: P15.0 (Birth injury to liver), P15.1 (Birth injury to spleen), P15.2 (Sternomastoid injury due to birth injury), P15.3 (Birth injury to eye), and 5 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for P15?

P15 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0495381. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.