Diagnosis Code

P91.2 NEONATAL CEREBRAL LEUKOMALACIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: P91.2

Short Description: Neonatal cerebral leukomalacia

Long Description: Neonatal cerebral leukomalacia

The code P91.2 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00–P96)
    • Other disorders originating in the perinatal period (P90-P96)
      • Other disturbances of cerebral status of newborn (P91)
        • P91.2 Neonatal cerebral leukomalacia

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Cerebral leukomalacia
  • Neonatal cerebral leukomalacia
  • Periventricular leukomalacia

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code P91.2 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Periventricular leukomalacia

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
P91.2 Right Arrow 779.7 Perivent leukomalacia

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
P91 Other disturbances of cerebral status of newborn
P91.0 Neonatal cerebral ischemia
P91.1 Acquired periventricular cysts of newborn
P91.3 Neonatal cerebral irritability
P91.4 Neonatal cerebral depression
P91.5 Neonatal coma
P91.6 Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE]
P91.60 Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE], unspecified
P91.61 Mild hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE]
P91.62 Moderate hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE]
P91.63 Severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE]
P91.8 Other specified disturbances of cerebral status of newborn
P91.81 Neonatal encephalopathy
P91.811 Neonatal encephalopathy in diseases classified elsewhere
P91.819 Neonatal encephalopathy, unspecified
P91.82 Neonatal cerebral infarction
P91.821 Neonatal cerebral infarction, right side of brain
P91.822 Neonatal cerebral infarction, left side of brain
P91.823 Neonatal cerebral infarction, bilateral
P91.829 Neonatal cerebral infarction, unspecified side
P91.88 Other specified disturbances of cerebral status of newborn
P91.9 Disturbance of cerebral status of newborn, unspecified


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