P12 — Birth injury to scalp
Not billable
Is P12 billable?
No — P12 is a non-billable header code. P12 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 8 billable codes beneath P12.
Billable codes under this header
- P12.0Cephalhematoma due to birth injury
- P12.1Chignon (from vacuum extraction) due to birth injury
- P12.2Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage due to birth injury
- P12.3Bruising of scalp due to birth injury
- P12.4Injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment
- P12.9Birth injury to scalp, unspecified
- P12.81Caput succedaneum
- P12.89Other birth injuries to scalp
P12 at a glance
| Code | P12 |
|---|---|
| Description | Birth injury to scalp |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 16
The conditions below are not part of P12, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, P12 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under P12? (7)
- P12.0Cephalhematoma due to birth injury
- P12.1Chignon (from vacuum extraction) due to birth injury
- P12.2Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage due to birth injury
- P12.3Bruising of scalp due to birth injury
- P12.4Injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment
- P12.8Other birth injuries to scalpnot billable
- P12.9Birth injury to scalp, unspecified
How long has P12 existed?
P12 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.