Coding and coverage · ICD-10-CM

P52 Intracranial nontraumatic hemorrhage of newborn

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Codes under this one

  • P52.0 Intraventricular (nontraumatic) hemorrhage, grade 1, of newborn
  • P52.1 Intraventricular (nontraumatic) hemorrhage, grade 2, of newborn
  • P52.2 Intraventricular (nontraumatic) hemorrhage, grade 3 and grade 4, of newbornHeader
  • P52.3 Unspecified intraventricular (nontraumatic) hemorrhage of newborn
  • P52.4 Intracerebral (nontraumatic) hemorrhage of newborn
  • P52.5 Subarachnoid (nontraumatic) hemorrhage of newborn
  • P52.6 Cerebellar (nontraumatic) and posterior fossa hemorrhage of newborn
  • P52.8 Other intracranial (nontraumatic) hemorrhages of newborn
  • P52.9 Intracranial (nontraumatic) hemorrhage of newborn, unspecified

Instructional notes

Chapter 16

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 P50-P61

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.
  • congenital stenosis and stricture of bile ducts (Q44.3)
  • Crigler-Najjar syndrome (E80.5)
  • Dubin-Johnson syndrome (E80.6)
  • Gilbert syndrome (E80.4)
  • hereditary hemolytic anemias (D55-D58)

This code

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.
  • intracranial hemorrhage due to birth injury (P10.-)
  • intracranial hemorrhage due to other injury (S06.-)
Includes
  • intracranial hemorrhage due to anoxia or hypoxia

Chapter 16: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period · P50-P61 Hemorrhagic and hematological disorders of newborn (P50-P61)

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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