P15.8
BillableOther specified birth injuries
Other specified birth injuries
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
Related Codes(8)
P15.0Birth injury to liver
P15.1Birth injury to spleen
P15.2Sternomastoid injury due to birth injury
P15.3Birth injury to eye
P15.4Birth injury to face
P15.5Birth injury to external genitalia
P15.6Subcutaneous fat necrosis due to birth injury
P15.9Birth injury, unspecified
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(35)
SNOMED CT
- Deficient secretion of all pituitary hormones32390006
- Panhypopituitarism32390006
- Primary hypopituitarism32390006
- Simmond's disease32390006
- Simmonds' disease32390006
- Traumatic deafness89496002
- Birth trauma deafness129631008
- Post-birth injury panhypopituitarism190471009
- Laryngeal injury due to birth trauma240316007
- Kidney injury due to birth trauma240317003
- Renal injury due to birth trauma240317003
- Birth injury of abdominal organ722910004
- Injury to abdominal organ due to birth trauma722910004
- Birth injury of thorax735494000
- Perinatal superficial soft tissue trauma due to obstetric injury737208005
- Scalpel wound of fetal skin due to and during delivery procedure767551003
- Scalpel wound of foetal skin due to and during delivery procedure767551003
Clinical Terms
- Traumatic deafness
- Deficient secretion of all pituitary hormones
- Post-birth injury panhypopituitarism
- Kidney injury due to birth trauma
- Primary hypopituitarism
- Injury to abdominal organ due to birth trauma
- Birth injury of thorax
- Laryngeal injury due to birth trauma
- Simmond's disease
- Scalpel wound of foetal skin due to and during delivery procedure
- Birth injury of abdominal organ
- Scalpel wound of fetal skin due to and during delivery procedure
- Panhypopituitarism
- Simmonds' disease
- Renal injury due to birth trauma
- Perinatal superficial soft tissue trauma due to obstetric injury
- Birth trauma deafness
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other specified birth injuries?
The ICD-10-CM code for other specified birth injuries is P15.8. The full clinical description is "Other specified birth injuries". P15.8 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code P15.8 mean?
ICD-10-CM code P15.8 represents “Other specified birth injuries”. 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 P15.8 a billable code?
Yes, P15.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is P15.8 in?
P15.8 is in Chapter 16: Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (codes P00-P96).
What SNOMED CT codes does P15.8 map to?
P15.8 maps to 10 SNOMED CT concepts: 722910004, 735494000, 129631008, 32390006, 240317003, and 5 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for P15.8?
P15.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0477903. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does P15.8 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like other specified birth injuries 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 P15.8?
P15.8 maps to the ICD-11 code: KA46.Y (Birth injury to other specified organ).
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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.