P13.0 — Fracture of skull due to birth injury
Is P13.0 billable?
Yes — P13.0 is billable for FY2027. P13.0 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. P13.0 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
P13.0 at a glance
| Code | P13.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Fracture of skull 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 P13.0 group to?
P13.0 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.
- 794Neonate with Other Significant Problemsmedical
How is P13.0 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to P13.0. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Fracture, traumatic › skull › birth injury (abduction) (adduction) (separation)
- Birth › injury NOS › fracture › skull
- Birth › injury NOS › skull NEC › fracture
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 16
The conditions below are not part of P13.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, P13.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from P13
The conditions below are not part of P13.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, P13.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- birth injury to spine (P11.5)
How long has P13.0 existed?
P13.0 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.