Diagnosis Code

P15.5 BIRTH INJURY TO EXTERNAL GENITALIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: P15.5

Short Description: Birth injury to external genitalia

Long Description: Birth injury to external genitalia

The code P15.5 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00–P96)
    • Birth trauma (P10-P15)
      • Other birth injuries (P15)
        • P15.5 Birth injury to external genitalia

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Hematoma of female perineum
  • Hematoma of testis
  • Hematoma of vulva
  • Hematoma of vulva of fetus or newborn as birth trauma
  • Hemorrhage of testis
  • Injury to external genitalia due to birth trauma
  • Testicular hematoma due to birth trauma
  • Traumatic hematoma of testis

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
P15.5 Right Arrow 767.8 Birth trauma NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
P15 Other birth injuries
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
P15.4 Birth injury to face
P15.6 Subcutaneous fat necrosis due to birth injury
P15.8 Other specified birth injuries
P15.9 Birth injury, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023