P26
Header — not billablePulmonary hemorrhage originating in the perinatal period
The ICD-10 code for pulmonary hemorrhage originating in the perinatal period is P26.
P26 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- acute idiopathic hemorrhage in infants over 28 days old (R04.81)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- P19Metabolic acidemia in newbornnon-billable header
- P22Respiratory distress of newbornnon-billable header
- P23Congenital pneumonianon-billable header
- P24Neonatal aspirationnon-billable header
- P25Interstitial emphysema and related conditions originating in the perinatal periodnon-billable header
- P27Chronic respiratory disease originating in the perinatal periodnon-billable header
- P28Other respiratory conditions originating in the perinatal periodnon-billable header
- P29Cardiovascular disorders originating in the perinatal periodnon-billable header
- P26Pulmonary hemorrhage originating in the perinatal periodnon-billable header