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P91.6

Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE]

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 4 more specific codes instead:

  • P91.60 Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE], unspecified
  • P91.61 Mild hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE]
  • P91.62 Moderate hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE]
  • P91.63 Severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE]

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 Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)
  2. FY2010 Removed from the draft draft
  3. FY2012 Returned to the draft draft

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
P91.0 Neonatal cerebral ischemia Valid
P91.1 Acquired periventricular cysts of newborn Valid
P91.2 Neonatal cerebral leukomalacia Valid
P91.3 Neonatal cerebral irritability Valid
P91.4 Neonatal cerebral depression Valid
P91.5 Neonatal coma Valid
P91.8 Other specified disturbances of cerebral status of newborn Not billable
P91.9 Disturbance of cerebral status of newborn, unspecified Valid