P15.9
BillableBirth injury, unspecified
Birth injury, unspecified
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
P15.8Other specified birth injuries
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(59)
SNOMED CT
- Birth injury56110009
- Birth trauma56110009
- Birth trauma of fetus56110009
- Birth trauma of foetus56110009
- Fetal birth trauma56110009
- Post-birth injury hypopituitarism267389001
- Perinatal trauma277488009
- Neonatal traumatic disorder363226007
- Apnea of newborn due to neurological injury722915009
- Apnoea of newborn due to neurological injury722915009
UMLS
- BIRTH INJC0005604
- Birth InjuriesC0005604
- Birth InjuryC0005604
- Birth injuryC0005604
- Birth injury, unspecifiedC0005604
- Birth traumaC0005604
- Birth trauma (P10-P15)C0005604
- Birth trauma of fetusC0005604
- Birth trauma of foetusC0005604
- Fetal birth traumaC0005604
- Fetal birth trauma (disorder)C0005604
- INJ BIRTHC0005604
- Injuries, BirthC0005604
- Injury, BirthC0005604
- Neonatal Birth InjuryC0005604
- Neonatal Injury Related to BirthC0005604
- Unspecified birth traumaC0005604
- birth injuriesC0005604
- birth injuryC0005604
- birth traumaC0005604
- birthing injuriesC0005604
- birthing traumaC0005604
- injury birthC0005604
- trauma birthC0005604
- traumatic birthC0005604
Clinical Terms
- Post-birth injury hypopituitarism
- Birth trauma (P10-P15)
- traumatic birth
- trauma birth
- Birth trauma of fetus
- Neonatal traumatic disorder
- Fetal birth trauma
- birth injuries
- Apnea of newborn due to neurological injury
- Neonatal Injury Related to Birth
- BIRTH INJ
- Birth trauma
- INJ BIRTH
- Neonatal Birth Injury
- birthing trauma
- Fetal birth trauma (disorder)
- Birth trauma of foetus
- Perinatal trauma
- Injury, Birth
- Apnoea of newborn due to neurological injury
- injury birth
- Unspecified birth trauma
- birthing injuries
- Injuries, Birth
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for birth injury, unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for birth injury, unspecified is P15.9. The full clinical description is "Birth injury, unspecified". P15.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code P15.9 mean?
ICD-10-CM code P15.9 represents “Birth injury, unspecified”. 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 P15.9 a billable code?
Yes, P15.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is P15.9 in?
P15.9 is in Chapter 16: Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (codes P00-P96).
What SNOMED CT codes does P15.9 map to?
P15.9 maps to 5 SNOMED CT concepts: 722915009, 56110009, 363226007, 277488009, 267389001. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for P15.9?
P15.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0005604. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does P15.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like birth injury, unspecified 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 P15.9?
P15.9 maps to the ICD-11 code: KA4Z (Birth injury, unspecified).
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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.