P10.9 — Unspecified intracranial laceration and hemorrhage due to birth injury
Is P10.9 billable?
Yes, but P10.9 is an unspecified code. P10.9 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, P10.9 is an unspecified or catch-all code. Payers apply additional scrutiny to unspecified codes and many deny them when the medical record supports a more specific option, so check the documentation before selecting P10.9 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
More specific alternatives
P10.9 at a glance
| Code | P10.9 |
|---|---|
| Description | Unspecified intracranial laceration and hemorrhage due to birth injury |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does P10.9 group to?
P10.9 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.
- 791Prematurity with Major Problemsmedical
As a secondary diagnosis, P10.9 is a major complication or comorbidity (MCC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is P10.9 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to P10.9. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic › intracranial › birth injury (concealed)
- Laceration › intracranial NEC › birth injury
- Birth › injury NOS › intracranial › laceration or hemorrhage
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from P10
The conditions below can never be reported together with P10.9 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 16
The conditions below are not part of P10.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, P10.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has P10.9 existed?
P10.9 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.