P39.8
BillableOther specified infections specific to the perinatal period
Other specified infections specific to the perinatal period
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)
- asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection status (Z21)
- congenital gonococcal infection (A54.-)
- congenital pneumonia (P23.-)
- congenital syphilis (A50.-)
- human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
- infant botulism (A48.51)
- infectious diseases not specific to the perinatal period (A00-B99, J09, J10.-)
- intestinal infectious disease (A00-A09)
- laboratory evidence of human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] (R75)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code to identify organism or specific infection
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis associated with systemic infection16751003
- Acute gangrenous stomatitis18116006
- Cancrum oris18116006
- Gangrenous stomatitis18116006
- Noma18116006
- AIN - Acute interstitial nephritis28637003
- ATIN - Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis28637003
- Acute TIN (tubulointerstitial nephritis)28637003
- Acute interstitial nephritis28637003
- Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis28637003
- Acute tubulointerstitial disease28637003
- Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis28637003
- APN - Acute pyelonephritis36689008
- Acute PN - pyelonephritis36689008
- Acute kidney infection36689008
- Acute pyelonephritis36689008
- Necrotising fasciitis52486002
- Necrotizing fasciitis52486002
- Acute infectious tubulointerstitial nephritis66993009
- Acute infective interstitial nephritis66993009
- Pyelonephritis associated with another disorder197782004
- Secondary pyelonephritis197782004
- Perianal streptococcal infection of newborn238412006
- Neonatal coxsackie virus syndrome240549002
- Perinatal skin and subcutaneous infections276676005
- Perinatal skin and subcutaneous infections of fetus and/or neonate276676005
- Acute necrotising stomatitis306785007
- Acute necrotizing stomatitis306785007
- Perinatal coagulase-negative staphylococcus309739005
- Neonatal necrotising fasciitis402926000
- Neonatal necrotizing fasciitis402926000
- Neonatal streptococcal infection403842002
- Neonatal pseudomonas infection403844001
- Infantile streptococcal infection405632004
- Fungal sepsis700054008
- Sepsis caused by fungus700054008
- Malassezia sepsis in newborn721278008
- Neonatal sepsis caused by Malassezia721278008
- Neonatal aspergillosis721279000
- Neonatal infection caused by Aspergillus721279000
- Epilepsy due to infectious disease of central nervous system724549005
- Infection causing neonatal tracheitis735740009
- Infection causing tracheitis in neonate735740009
- Disorder of oral mucosa in neonate737211006
- Neonatal disorder of oral mucosa737211006
- Epilepsy due to neonatal central nervous system infection860815000
- Noma neonatorum870353004
- Neonatal necrotising fasciitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus1142039007
- Neonatal necrotizing fasciitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus1142039007
- Neonatal staphylococcal necrotising fasciitis1142039007
- Neonatal staphylococcal necrotizing fasciitis1142039007
- Perinatal infection caused by Staphylococcus1142101002
- Perinatal staphylococcal infection1142101002
- Neonatal necrotising fasciitis caused by Streptococcus1142205000
- Neonatal necrotizing fasciitis caused by Streptococcus1142205000
- Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis due to disorder of immune function1144972008
- Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis due to immunological disorder1144972008
- Acute nephritis due to another disorder40371000119105
- Infection caused by coagulase-negative Staphylococcus120821000119107
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code P39.8?
ICD-10-CM code P39.8 represents "Other specified infections specific to the perinatal period". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is P39.8 a billable code?
Yes, P39.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is P39.8 in?
P39.8 is in Chapter 16: Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (codes P00-P96).
Are additional codes required with P39.8?
Yes, when using P39.8 you should also code: code to identify organism or specific infection.
What SNOMED CT codes does P39.8 map to?
P39.8 maps to 30 SNOMED CT concepts: 28637003, 36689008, 18116006, 66993009, 306785007, and 25 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for P39.8?
P39.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0477923. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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