Other and unspecified atelectasis of newborn

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 3 more specific codes instead:

P28.10 Unspecified atelectasis of newborn
P28.11 Resorption atelectasis without respiratory distress syndrome
P28.19 Other atelectasis of newborn

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 and unspecified atelectasis of newborn

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 P28 Other respiratory conditions originating in the perinatal period

Code also

, if applicable, congenital malformations of the respiratory system (Q30-Q34)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
P28.0	Primary atelectasis of newborn	Valid
P28.2	Cyanotic attacks of newborn	Valid
P28.3	Primary sleep apnea of newborn	Not billable
P28.4	Other apnea of newborn	Not billable
P28.5	Respiratory failure of newborn	Valid
P28.8	Other specified respiratory conditions of newborn	Not billable
P28.9	Respiratory condition of newborn, unspecified	Valid