Diagnosis Code

P11.5 BIRTH INJURY TO SPINE AND SPINAL CORD


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: P11.5

Short Description: Birth injury to spine and spinal cord

Long Description: Birth injury to spine and spinal cord

The code P11.5 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)
        • P11.5 Birth injury to spine and spinal cord

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Closed fracture of vertebral column
  • Dislocation of spine due to birth trauma
  • Fracture of spine due to birth trauma
  • Laceration of spinal cord
  • Paralysis from birth trauma
  • Spastic paralysis due to birth injury
  • Spastic paralysis due to spinal birth injury
  • Spinal cord injury due to birth trauma
  • Spinal cord injury due to birth trauma
  • Spinal cord laceration due to birth trauma
  • Spinal cord rupture
  • Spinal cord rupture due to birth trauma
  • Spine injury due to birth trauma
  • Spine injury due to birth trauma
  • Traumatic subluxation of spine due to birth trauma

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code P11.5 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Fracture of spine due to birth injury

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
P11.5 Right Arrow 767.4 Spinal cord inj at 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
P11.3 Birth injury to facial nerve
P11.4 Birth injury to other cranial nerves
P11.9 Birth injury to central nervous system, unspecified


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