P10 vs P52.9
P10 and P52.9 can never be reported together. ICD-10-CM declares them mutually exclusive with an Excludes1 note, meaning the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient — so exactly one of them is correct for any given encounter.
The official note, declared on P10
intracranial hemorrhage of newborn NOS (P52.9)
P10
Intracranial laceration and hemorrhage due to birth injury
Not billable
- Chapter 16
- Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
- Section
- P10-P15
P52.9
Intracranial (nontraumatic) hemorrhage of newborn, unspecified
BillableUnspecified
- Chapter 16
- Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
- Section
- P50-P61
Indexed under
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic › intracranial › newborn (concealed)
- Newborn › affected by › hemorrhage › intracranial (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)
Excludes1 is not always absolute: where two conditions covered by the note are genuinely unrelated, CMS guidance permits reporting both. Document the reasoning rather than assuming it. More on Excludes1 vs Excludes2 · FY2027