ICD-10-CM Codes
P00-P96 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
P19-P29 Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period
P22- Respiratory distress of newborn
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P22.8

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P22.8

Other respiratory distress of newborn

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Billable/Specific Code

Code on Newborn Record

P22.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM P22.8 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of P22.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 P22.8 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

P22.8 should be used on the newborn record - not on the maternal record.

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as P22.8. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

respiratory arrest of newborn (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P28.81
Respiratory arrest of newborn
P28.81
)
respiratory failure of newborn NOS (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P28.5
Respiratory failure of newborn
Type 1 Excludes
- respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81)
- respiratory distress of newborn (P22.0-)
P28.5
)

The following code(s) above P22.8 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to P22.8:

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

ICD-10-CM P22.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

794 Neonate with other significant problems

Convert P22.8 to ICD-9-CM

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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to P22.8:

Distress
- respiratory (adult) (child) R06.03
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R06.03
  Acute respiratory distress
  2018 - New Code 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
  - newborn P22.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P22.9
    Respiratory distress of newborn, unspecified
    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code Code on Newborn Record
    Type 1 Excludes
    respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81)
    respiratory failure of newborn NOS (P28.5)
    - specified NEC P22.8

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To P22.8

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

P23.0 Congenital pneumonia due to viral agent

P23.1 Congenital pneumonia due to Chlamydia

P23.2 Congenital pneumonia due to staphylococcus

P23.3 Congenital pneumonia due to streptococcus, group B

P23.4 Congenital pneumonia due to Escherichia coli

P23.5 Congenital pneumonia due to Pseudomonas

P23.6 Congenital pneumonia due to other bacterial agents

P23.8 Congenital pneumonia due to other organisms

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 P22.8

Other respiratory distress of newborn

Respiratory arrest of newborn

Respiratory failure of newborn

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

Acute respiratory distress

Respiratory distress of newborn, unspecified