Coding and coverage · ICD-10-CM

P03 Newborn affected by other complications of labor and delivery

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Codes under this one

  • P03.0 Newborn affected by breech delivery and extraction
  • P03.1 Newborn affected by other malpresentation, malposition and disproportion during labor and delivery
  • P03.2 Newborn affected by forceps delivery
  • P03.3 Newborn affected by delivery by vacuum extractor [ventouse]
  • P03.4 Newborn affected by Cesarean delivery
  • P03.5 Newborn affected by precipitate delivery
  • P03.6 Newborn affected by abnormal uterine contractions
  • P03.8 Newborn affected by other specified complications of labor and deliveryHeader
  • P03.9 Newborn affected by complication of labor and delivery, unspecified

Instructional notes

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Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • tetanus neonatorum (A33)
Includes
  • conditions that have their origin in the fetal or perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth) even if morbidity occurs later
Notes
  • Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records

Section P00-P04

Notes
  • These codes are for use when the listed maternal conditions are specified as the cause of confirmed morbidity or potential morbidity which have their origin in the perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth).

This code

Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
  • encounter for observation of newborn for suspected diseases and conditions ruled out (Z05.-)
Code firstSequence the underlying condition first.
  • any current condition in newborn

Chapter 16: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period · P00-P04 Newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labor, and delivery (P00-P04)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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