P03

Non-Billable
ChapterP00–P96
Rankcategory
Official Description

Newborn affected by other complications of labor and delivery

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 16: Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (P00-P96).

CH16 Parent Instructions

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
Excludes2(Not included here)
  • 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)

Instructional Notes

Excludes2(Not included here)
  • encounter for observation of newborn for suspected diseases and conditions ruled out (Z05.-)
Code First
  • any current condition in newborn

Clinical Hierarchy

CH16Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
P00-P04Newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labor, and delivery (P00-P04)
P03Newborn affected by other complications of labor and delivery
P03.0Newborn affected by breech delivery and extraction
P03.1Newborn affected by other malpresentation, malposition and disproportion during labor and delivery
P03.2Newborn affected by forceps delivery
P03.3Newborn affected by delivery by vacuum extractor [ventouse]
P03.4Newborn affected by Cesarean delivery
P03.5Newborn affected by precipitate delivery
P03.6Newborn affected by abnormal uterine contractions
P03.8Newborn affected by other specified complications of labor and delivery
P03.9Newborn affected by complication of labor and delivery, unspecified

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to P03:

chapterCH16
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to P03. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

25 raw paths
Arrhythmia (auricle)(cardiac)(juvenile)(nodal)(reflex)(supraventricular)(transitory)(ventricle)3 unique routes
newborn(3 variants)
occurring before birth→P03(3 variants)
before onset of labor→P03
during labor→P03
Dysrhythmia3 unique routes
cardiac(3 variants)
newborn(3 variants)
occurring before birth→P03(3 variants)
before onset of labor→P03
during labor→P03
Dystocia2 unique routes
affecting newborn→P03
cervical (hypotonic)
affecting newborn→P03
Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)17 unique routes
affected by(17 variants)
breech delivery→P03
Cesarean delivery→P03
complications of labor and delivery→P03(2 variants)
specified NEC→P03
contracted pelvis→P03
delivery→P03(4 variants)
Cesarean→P03
forceps→P03
vacuum extractor→P03
forceps delivery→P03
heart rate abnormalities(3 variants)
intrauterine→P03(3 variants)
before onset of labor→P03
during labor→P03
induction of labor→P03
malpresentation (malposition) NEC→P03
maternal (complication of) (use of)(2 variants)
delivery→P03(2 variants)
Cesarean→P03

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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