ICD-10-CM Codes
P00-P96
P90-P96
P96-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P96.3

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P96.3

Wide cranial sutures of newborn

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Billable/Specific Code

Code on Newborn Record

P96.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM P96.3 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of P96.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 P96.3 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

P96.3 should be used on the newborn record - not on the maternal record.

Applicable To

Neonatal craniotabes

The following code(s) above P96.3 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 P96.3:

P00-P96
2023 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

Approximate Synonyms

Large fontanelle
Neonatal wide cranial sutures

ICD-10-CM P96.3 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

794 Neonate with other significant problems

Convert P96.3 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
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to P96.3:

Craniotabes (cause unknown) M83.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M83.8
Other adult osteomalacia
- neonatal P96.3
Wide cranial sutures, newborn P96.3

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To P96.3

P94.0 Transient neonatal myasthenia gravis

P94.1 Congenital hypertonia

P94.2 Congenital hypotonia

P94.8 Other disorders of muscle tone of newborn

P94.9 Disorder of muscle tone of newborn, unspecified

P95 Stillbirth

P96 Other conditions originating in the perinatal period

P96.0 Congenital renal failure

P96.1 Neonatal withdrawal symptoms from maternal use of drugs of addiction

P96.2 Withdrawal symptoms from therapeutic use of drugs in newborn

P96.3 Wide cranial sutures of newborn

P96.5 Complication to newborn due to (fetal) intrauterine procedure

P96.8 Other specified conditions originating in the perinatal period

P96.81 Exposure to (parental) (environmental) tobacco smoke in the perinatal period

P96.82 Delayed separation of umbilical cord

P96.83 Meconium staining

P96.89 Other specified conditions originating in the perinatal period

P96.9 Condition originating in the perinatal period, unspecified

Q00 Anencephaly and similar malformations

Q00.0 Anencephaly

Q00.1 Craniorachischisis

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

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P96.3

Wide cranial sutures of newborn

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

Other adult osteomalacia