P71.1
Billable codeOther neonatal hypocalcemia
The ICD-10 code for other neonatal hypocalcemia is P71.1.
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).
- neonatal hypoparathyroidism (P71.4)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •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
- P71.0Cow's milk hypocalcemia in newborn
- 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
- P71.1Other neonatal hypocalcemia
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 7754Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
P71.1 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.