P11.5
BillableBirth injury to spine and spinal cord
Birth injury to spine and spinal cord
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Fracture of spine due to birth injury
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
Related Codes(6)
P11.0Cerebral edema due to birth injury
P11.1Other specified brain damage due to birth injury
P11.2Unspecified brain damage due to birth injury
P11.3Birth injury to facial nerve
P11.4Birth injury to other cranial nerves
P11.9Birth injury to central nervous system, unspecified
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(33)
SNOMED CT
- Spastic paralysis due to birth injury40980002
- Closed fracture of vertebral column42157000
- Fracture of spine due to birth trauma64728002
- Spastic paralysis due to spinal birth injury79591004
- Dislocation of spine due to birth trauma206221000
- Spine dislocation due to birth trauma206221000
- Rupture of spinal cord due to birth trauma206223002
- Spinal cord laceration due to birth trauma206223002
- Spinal cord rupture due to birth trauma206224008
- Laceration of spinal cord262705002
- Spinal cord rupture277326006
- Paralysis from birth trauma371129000
- Spine injury due to birth trauma698499006
- Spinal cord injury due to birth trauma698500002
- Traumatic subluxation of spine due to birth trauma735743006
Clinical Terms
- Spinal cord injury due to birth trauma
- Spine dislocation due to birth trauma
- Spinal cord laceration due to birth trauma
- Spine injury due to birth trauma
- Traumatic subluxation of spine due to birth trauma
- Spastic paralysis due to spinal birth injury
- Rupture of spinal cord due to birth trauma
- Closed fracture of vertebral column
- Spastic paralysis due to birth injury
- Laceration of spinal cord
- Fracture of spine due to birth trauma
- Dislocation of spine due to birth trauma
- Spinal cord rupture due to birth trauma
- Fracture of spine due to birth injury
- Spinal cord rupture
- Paralysis from birth trauma
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for birth injury to spine and spinal cord?
The ICD-10-CM code for birth injury to spine and spinal cord is P11.5. The full clinical description is "Birth injury to spine and spinal cord". P11.5 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code P11.5 mean?
ICD-10-CM code P11.5 represents “Birth injury to spine and spinal cord”. It is classified under Chapter 16: Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is P11.5 a billable code?
Yes, P11.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is P11.5 in?
P11.5 is in Chapter 16: Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (codes P00-P96).
What SNOMED CT codes does P11.5 map to?
P11.5 maps to 13 SNOMED CT concepts: 42157000, 206221000, 64728002, 262705002, 371129000, and 8 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for P11.5?
P11.5 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0411063, C2909964. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does P11.5 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like birth injury to spine and spinal cord affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of P11.5?
P11.5 maps to the ICD-11 code: KA40.2 (Birth injury to spine or spinal cord).
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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.