P90
Billable codeConvulsions of newborn
The ICD-10 code for convulsions of newborn is P90.
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).
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
- P91Other disturbances of cerebral status of newbornnon-billable header
- P92Feeding problems of newbornnon-billable header
- P93Reactions and intoxications due to drugs administered to newbornnon-billable header
- P94Disorders of muscle tone of newbornnon-billable header
- P95Stillbirth
- P96Other conditions originating in the perinatal periodnon-billable header
- P90Convulsions of newborn
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 7790
Associated MS-DRGs
P90 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.