Newborn affected by chorioamnionitis

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

Billable FY2016 to FY2018, and a category header from FY2019.

Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:

P02.70 Newborn affected by fetal inflammatory response syndrome
P02.78 Newborn affected by other conditions from chorioamnionitis

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Newborn (suspected to be) affected by chorioamnionitis
FY2017 Description revised ~~Newborn (suspected to be) affected by chorioamnionitis~~ Newborn affected by chorioamnionitis
FY2019 Stopped being billable

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from P02 Newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes

Excludes2 - not included here

encounter for observation of newborn for suspected diseases and conditions ruled out (Z05.-)

Code first

any current condition in newborn

Inherited from the P00-P04 section Newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labor, and delivery (P00-P04)

Note

These codes are for use when the listed maternal conditions are specified as the cause of confirmed morbidity or potential morbidity which have their origin in the perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth).

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
P02.0	Newborn affected by placenta previa	Valid
P02.1	Newborn affected by other forms of placental separation and hemorrhage	Valid
P02.2	Newborn affected by other and unspecified morphological and functional abnormalities of placenta	Not billable
P02.3	Newborn affected by placental transfusion syndromes	Valid
P02.4	Newborn affected by prolapsed cord	Valid
P02.5	Newborn affected by other compression of umbilical cord	Valid
P02.6	Newborn affected by other and unspecified conditions of umbilical cord	Not billable
P02.8	Newborn affected by other abnormalities of membranes	Valid
P02.9	Newborn affected by abnormality of membranes, unspecified	Valid