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Diagnosis Code

P12.89 OTHER BIRTH INJURIES TO SCALP


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: P12.89

Short Description: Other birth injuries to scalp

Long Description: Other birth injuries to scalp

The code P12.89 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00–P96)
    • Birth trauma (P10-P15)
      • Birth injury to scalp (P12)
        • P12.89 Other birth injuries to scalp

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Abrasion of scalp
  • Birth injury to scalp
  • Birth injury to scalp
  • Laceration of scalp due to birth trauma
  • Perinatal skin trauma due to obstetric injury
  • Perinatal superficial soft tissue trauma due to obstetric injury
  • Scalp abrasions due to birth trauma
  • Scalp laceration

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
P12.89 Right Arrow 767.19 Injuries to scalp NEC

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
P12 Birth injury to scalp
P12.0 Cephalhematoma due to birth injury
P12.1 Chignon (from vacuum extraction) due to birth injury
P12.2 Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage due to birth injury
P12.3 Bruising of scalp due to birth injury
P12.4 Injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment
P12.8 Other birth injuries to scalp
P12.81 Caput succedaneum
P12.9 Birth injury to scalp, unspecified

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

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