P28.5 RESPIRATORY FAILURE OF NEWBORN

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: P28.5
  • Short Description: Respiratory failure of newborn
  • Long Description: Respiratory failure of newborn
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code P28.5 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Absence of spontaneous respiration
  • Chronic pulmonary insufficiency of prematurity
  • Chronic respiratory disease originating in perinatal period
  • Congenital muscular dystrophy, respiratory failure, skin abnormalities, joint hyperlaxity syndrome
  • Decreased respiratory function
  • Hypercapnia
  • Hypercapnia with mixed acid-base disorder
  • Hypoxemic respiratory failure
  • Lethal pontocerebellar hypoplasia, hypotonia, respiratory insufficiency syndrome
  • Mixed acid-base balance disorder
  • Neonatal hypotonia
  • Neonatal neuromuscular disorder
  • Neonatal respiratory failure
  • Respiratory failure
  • Respiratory failure following trauma
  • Respiratory failure in early neonatal period
  • Respiratory insufficiency syndrome of newborn
  • Respiratory insufficiency syndrome of newborn
  • Respiratory insufficiency syndrome of newborn

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code P28.5 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Type 2 Excludes Notes:
    • respiratory arrest of newborn (@P28.81*)
    • respiratory distress of newborn (@P22.0*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
P28.5 Right Arrow 770.84 Resp failure of newborn
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
P28 Other respiratory conditions originating in the perinatal period
P28.0 Primary atelectasis of newborn
P28.1 Other and unspecified atelectasis of newborn
P28.10 Unspecified atelectasis of newborn
P28.11 Resorption atelectasis without respiratory distress syndrome
P28.19 Other atelectasis of newborn
P28.2 Cyanotic attacks of newborn
P28.3 Primary sleep apnea of newborn
P28.30 Primary sleep apnea of newborn, unspecified
P28.31 Primary central sleep apnea of newborn
P28.32 Primary obstructive sleep apnea of newborn
P28.33 Primary mixed sleep apnea of newborn
P28.39 Other primary sleep apnea of newborn
P28.4 Other apnea of newborn
P28.40 Unspecified apnea of newborn
P28.41 Central neonatal apnea of newborn
P28.42 Obstructive apnea of newborn
P28.43 Mixed neonatal apnea of newborn
P28.49 Other apnea of newborn
P28.8 Other specified respiratory conditions of newborn
P28.81 Respiratory arrest of newborn
P28.89 Other specified respiratory conditions of newborn
P28.9 Respiratory condition of newborn, unspecified
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2025
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