Diagnosis Code

P15.9 BIRTH INJURY, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: P15.9

Short Description: Birth injury, unspecified

Long Description: Birth injury, unspecified

The code P15.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00–P96)
    • Birth trauma (P10-P15)
      • Other birth injuries (P15)
        • P15.9 Birth injury, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Apnea of newborn due to neurological injury
  • Birth trauma
  • Infantile apnea
  • Neonatal traumatic disorder
  • Perinatal trauma
  • Post-birth injury hypopituitarism

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
P15.9 Right Arrow 767.9 Birth trauma NOS

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
P15.5 Birth injury to external genitalia
P15.6 Subcutaneous fat necrosis due to birth injury
P15.8 Other specified birth injuries


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