ICD-10-CM Codes
P00-P96 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
P19-P29 Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period
P19- Metabolic acidemia in newborn
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P19

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P19

Metabolic acidemia in newborn

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Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

P19 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM P19 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of P19 - other international versions of ICD-10 P19 may differ.

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metabolic acidemia in newborn

The following code(s) above P19 contain annotation back-references

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that may be applicable to P19:

P00-P96
2021 ICD-10-CM Range P00-P96
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
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
Note
- Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records
Type 2 Excludes
- 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)
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to P19:

Type 1 Excludes: P74.0

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P74.0
Late metabolic acidosis of newborn
Type 1 Excludes
- (fetal) metabolic acidosis of newborn (P19)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To P19

P15 Other birth injuries

P15.0 Birth injury to liver

P15.1 Birth injury to spleen

P15.2 Sternomastoid injury due to birth injury

P15.3 Birth injury to eye

P15.4 Birth injury to face

P15.5 Birth injury to external genitalia

P15.6 Subcutaneous fat necrosis due to birth injury

P15.8 Other specified birth injuries

P15.9 Birth injury, unspecified

P19 Metabolic acidemia in newborn

P19.0 Metabolic acidemia in newborn first noted before onset of labor

P19.1 Metabolic acidemia in newborn first noted during labor

P19.2 Metabolic acidemia noted at birth

P19.9 Metabolic acidemia, unspecified

P22 Respiratory distress of newborn

P22.0 Respiratory distress syndrome of newborn

P22.1 Transient tachypnea of newborn

P22.8 Other respiratory distress of newborn

P22.9 Respiratory distress of newborn, unspecified

P23 Congenital pneumonia

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P19

Metabolic acidemia in newborn

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

Late metabolic acidosis of newborn