P84

Billable
ChapterP00–P96
Rankcategory
Official Description

Other problems with newborn

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •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

Includes
  • Acidemia of newborn
  • Acidosis of newborn
  • Anoxia of newborn NOS
  • Asphyxia of newborn NOS
  • Hypercapnia of newborn
  • Hypoxemia of newborn
  • Hypoxia of newborn NOS
  • Mixed metabolic and respiratory acidosis of newborn
Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • intracranial hemorrhage due to anoxia or hypoxia (P52.-)
  • hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE] (P91.6-)
  • late metabolic acidosis of newborn (P74.0)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH16Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
P84Other problems with newborn

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to P84:

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 P84. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

19 raw paths
Acidosis (lactic)2 unique routes
mixed metabolic and respiratory, newborn→P84
newborn→P84
Anoxemia1 unique routes
newborn→P84
Anoxia (pathological)3 unique routes
cerebral
newborn→P84
intrauterine→P84
newborn→P84
Asphyxia, asphyxiation (by)6 unique routes
antenatal→P84
birth→P84
intrauterine→P84
newborn→P84
postnatal→P84
prenatal→P84
Distress1 unique routes
fetal→P84
Hypercapnia1 unique routes
newborn→P84
Hypoxemia1 unique routes
newborn→P84
Hypoxia2 unique routes
intrauterine→P84
newborn→P84
Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)1 unique routes
affected by
mixed metabolic and respiratory acidosis→P84
Stress1 unique routes
fetal→P84

MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

DRG 794
Neonate with Other Significant Problems

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