Chapter 16: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)

ICD-10-CM 2027 chapter 16 contains 12 code blocks with 463 billable codes.

Code blocks

Chapter notes

Includes:
  • conditions that have their origin in the fetal or perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth) even if morbidity occurs later
Excludes2 (not included here):
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • tetanus neonatorum (A33)
Notes:
  • Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records