P35-P39: Infections specific to the perinatal period
ICD-10-CM 2027 block P35-P39 in chapter 16 (Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period) has 5 categories.
- P35 – Congenital viral diseases 7 billable codes
- P36 – Bacterial sepsis of newborn 10 billable codes
- P37 – Other congenital infectious and parasitic diseases 8 billable codes
- P38 – Omphalitis of newborn 2 billable codes
- P39 – Other infections specific to the perinatal period 7 billable codes
Block notes
Applicable to:
- Infections acquired in utero, during birth via the umbilicus, or during the first 28 days after birth
Excludes2 (not included here):
- asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection status (Z21)
- congenital gonococcal infection (A54.-)
- congenital pneumonia (P23.-)
- congenital syphilis (A50.-)
- human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
- infant botulism (A48.51)
- infectious diseases not specific to the perinatal period (A00-B99, J09, J10.-)
- intestinal infectious disease (A00-A09)
- laboratory evidence of human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] (R75)
- tetanus neonatorum (A33)