P15.3

Billable

ChapterP00–P96

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Official Description

Birth injury to eye

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).

Instructional Notes

Includes

Subconjunctival hemorrhage due to birth injury
Traumatic glaucoma due to birth injury

General instructions are available for the parent sections:

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Clinical Hierarchy

CH16Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)

P10-P15Birth trauma (P10-P15)

P15Other birth injuries

P15.3Birth injury to eye

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to P15.3:

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 P15.3. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

5 raw paths

Birth1 unique routes

injury NOS

eye→P15.3

Damage1 unique routes

eye, birth injury→P15.3

Glaucoma1 unique routes

traumatic

newborn (birth injury)→P15.3

Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed)1 unique routes

subconjunctival

birth injury→P15.3

Luxation1 unique routes

eyeball (nontraumatic)

birth injury→P15.3

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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