ICD-10-CM Codes
P00-P96 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
P70-P74 Transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn
P71- Transitory neonatal disorders of calcium and magnesium metabolism

2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P71.3

Neonatal tetany without calcium or magnesium deficiency

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2017

2018

2019

Billable/Specific Code

Code on Newborn Record

P71.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM P71.3 became effective on October 1, 2018.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of P71.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 P71.3 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

P71.3 should be used on the newborn record - not on the maternal record.

Applicable To

Neonatal tetany NOS

The following code(s) above P71.3 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 P71.3:

P00-P96
2019 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
P70-P74
2019 ICD-10-CM Range P70-P74
Transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn
Includes
- transitory endocrine and metabolic disturbances caused by the infant's response to maternal endocrine and metabolic factors, or its adjustment to extrauterine environment
Transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn

ICD-10-CM P71.3 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v36.0):

793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert P71.3 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

Code annotations containing back-references to P71.3:

Type 1 Excludes: R29.0

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R29.0
Tetany
Applicable To
- Carpopedal spasm
Type 1 Excludes
- hysterical tetany (F44.5)
- neonatal tetany (P71.3)
- parathyroid tetany (E20.9)
- post-thyroidectomy tetany (E89.2)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to P71.3:

Tetany (due to) R29.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R29.0
Tetany
Applicable To
Carpopedal spasm
Type 1 Excludes
hysterical tetany (F44.5)
neonatal tetany (P71.3)
parathyroid tetany (E20.9)
post-thyroidectomy tetany (E89.2)
- neonatal P71.3 (without calcium or magnesium deficiency)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To P71.3

P70.1 Syndrome of infant of a diabetic mother

P70.2 Neonatal diabetes mellitus

P70.3 Iatrogenic neonatal hypoglycemia

P70.4 Other neonatal hypoglycemia

P70.8 Other transitory disorders of carbohydrate metabolism of newborn

P70.9 Transitory disorder of carbohydrate metabolism of newborn, unspecified

P71 Transitory neonatal disorders of calcium and magnesium metabolism

P71.0 Cow's milk hypocalcemia in newborn

P71.1 Other neonatal hypocalcemia

P71.2 Neonatal hypomagnesemia

P71.3 Neonatal tetany without calcium or magnesium deficiency

P71.4 Transitory neonatal hypoparathyroidism

P71.8 Other transitory neonatal disorders of calcium and magnesium metabolism

P71.9 Transitory neonatal disorder of calcium and magnesium metabolism, unspecified

P72 Other transitory neonatal endocrine disorders

P72.0 Neonatal goiter, not elsewhere classified

P72.1 Transitory neonatal hyperthyroidism

P72.2 Other transitory neonatal disorders of thyroid function, not elsewhere classified

P72.8 Other specified transitory neonatal endocrine disorders

P72.9 Transitory neonatal endocrine disorder, unspecified

P74 Other transitory neonatal electrolyte and metabolic disturbances

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

2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P71.3

Neonatal tetany without calcium or magnesium deficiency

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

Transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn

Tetany

Tetany