Diagnosis Code

P11.3 BIRTH INJURY TO FACIAL NERVE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: P11.3

Short Description: Birth injury to facial nerve

Long Description: Birth injury to facial nerve

The code P11.3 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00–P96)
    • Birth trauma (P10-P15)
      • Other birth injuries to central nervous system (P11)
        • P11.3 Birth injury to facial nerve

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Bell's palsy
  • Bells palsy of left side of face
  • Bells palsy of right side of face
  • Cranial nerve injury due to birth trauma
  • Cranial nerve injury due to birth trauma
  • Disorder of left facial nerve
  • Disorder of left facial nerve
  • Disorder of right facial nerve
  • Disorder of right facial nerve
  • Facial nerve disorder
  • Facial nerve injury as birth trauma
  • Facial palsy
  • Facial palsy as birth trauma
  • Injury of facial nerve
  • Injury of facial nerve
  • Paralysis from birth trauma

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code P11.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Facial palsy due to birth injury

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
P11.3 Right Arrow 767.5 Facial nerve inj-birth

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
P11 Other birth injuries to central nervous system
P11.0 Cerebral edema due to birth injury
P11.1 Other specified brain damage due to birth injury
P11.2 Unspecified brain damage due to birth injury
P11.4 Birth injury to other cranial nerves
P11.5 Birth injury to spine and spinal cord
P11.9 Birth injury to central nervous system, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023