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FY2027

P02.5 — Newborn affected by other compression of umbilical cord

Billable

Is P02.5 billable?

Yes — P02.5 is billable for FY2027. P02.5 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. P02.5 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

P02.5 at a glance

CodeP02.5
DescriptionNewborn affected by other compression of umbilical cord
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does P02.5 group to?

P02.5 sits in MDC 15 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

  • 795Normal Newbornmedical

How is P02.5 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to P02.5. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Newborn › affected by › compression of umbilical cord NEC (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)
  • Newborn › affected by › entanglementin umbilical cord (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)
  • Newborn › affected by › umbilical cordaround neck (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to P02.5.

  • Newborn affected by umbilical cord (tightly) around neck
  • Newborn affected by entanglement of umbilical cord
  • Newborn affected by knot in umbilical cord

Code first — inherited from P02

The underlying condition below must be sequenced before P02.5. P02.5 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.

  • any current condition in newborn

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 16

The conditions below are not part of P02.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, P02.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • 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)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from P02

The conditions below are not part of P02.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, P02.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • encounter for observation of newborn for suspected diseases and conditions ruled out (Z05.-)

How long has P02.5 existed?

P02.5 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Description changes
  • FY2018
    Newborn (suspected to be) affected by other compression of umbilical cord
    Newborn affected by other compression of umbilical cord

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

Which conditions are coded to P02.5?

What other codes are in the P02 family? (9)