Other birth injuries 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 2 more specific codes instead:

P12.81 Caput succedaneum
P12.89 Other birth injuries to scalp

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.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other birth injuries to scalp

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
P12.0	Cephalhematoma due to birth injury	Valid
P12.1	Chignon (from vacuum extraction) due to birth injury	Valid
P12.2	Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage due to birth injury	Valid
P12.3	Bruising of scalp due to birth injury	Valid
P12.4	Injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment	Valid
P12.9	Birth injury to scalp, unspecified	Valid