P96.8
Header — not billableOther specified conditions originating in the perinatal period
The ICD-10 code for other specified conditions originating in the perinatal period is P96.8.
P96.8 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.
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.
Related codes in this category
- P96.0Congenital renal failure
- P96.1Neonatal withdrawal symptoms from maternal use of drugs of addiction
- P96.2Withdrawal symptoms from therapeutic use of drugs in newborn
- P96.3Wide cranial sutures of newborn
- P96.5Complication to newborn due to (fetal) intrauterine procedure
- P96.9Condition originating in the perinatal period, unspecified
- P96.8Other specified conditions originating in the perinatal periodnon-billable header