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P12

Birth injury to scalp

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

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

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 7 more specific codes instead:

  • P12.0 Cephalhematoma due to birth injury
  • P12.1 Chignon (from vacuum extraction) due to birth injury
  • P12.2 Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage due to birth injury
  • P12.3 Bruising of scalp due to birth injury
  • P12.4 Injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment
  • P12.8 Other birth injuries to scalp (also a header)
  • P12.9 Birth injury to scalp, unspecified

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 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.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Birth injury to scalp