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P83.9

Condition of the integument specific to newborn, unspecified

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

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.

  1. FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Condition of the integument specific to newborn, unspecified

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 P83 Other conditions of integument specific to newborn

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • congenital malformations of skin and integument (Q80-Q84)
  • hydrops fetalis due to hemolytic disease (P56.-)
  • neonatal skin infection (P39.4)
  • staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (L00)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • cradle cap (L21.0)
  • diaper [napkin] dermatitis (L22)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
P83.0 Sclerema neonatorum Valid
P83.1 Neonatal erythema toxicum Valid
P83.2 Hydrops fetalis not due to hemolytic disease Valid
P83.3 Other and unspecified edema specific to newborn Not billable
P83.4 Breast engorgement of newborn Valid
P83.5 Congenital hydrocele Valid
P83.6 Umbilical polyp of newborn Valid
P83.8 Other specified conditions of integument specific to newborn Not billable