P71
Header — not billableTransitory neonatal disorders of calcium and magnesium metabolism
The ICD-10 code for transitory neonatal disorders of calcium and magnesium metabolism is P71.
P71 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 more specific codes below.
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under P71
- P71.0Cow's milk hypocalcemia in newborn
- P71.1Other neonatal hypocalcemia
- P71.2Neonatal hypomagnesemia
- P71.3Neonatal tetany without calcium or magnesium deficiency
- P71.4Transitory neonatal hypoparathyroidism
- P71.8Other transitory neonatal disorders of calcium and magnesium metabolism
- P71.9Transitory neonatal disorder of calcium and magnesium metabolism, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- P70Transitory disorders of carbohydrate metabolism specific to newbornnon-billable header
- P72Other transitory neonatal endocrine disordersnon-billable header
- P74Other transitory neonatal electrolyte and metabolic disturbancesnon-billable header
- P71Transitory neonatal disorders of calcium and magnesium metabolismnon-billable header