P15 — Other birth injuries
Not billable
Is P15 billable?
No — P15 is a non-billable header code. P15 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 9 billable codes beneath P15.
Billable codes under this header
- P15.0Birth injury to liver
- P15.1Birth injury to spleen
- P15.2Sternomastoid injury due to birth injury
- P15.3Birth injury to eye
- P15.4Birth injury to face
- P15.5Birth injury to external genitalia
- P15.6Subcutaneous fat necrosis due to birth injury
- P15.8Other specified birth injuries
- P15.9Birth injury, unspecified
P15 at a glance
| Code | P15 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other birth injuries |
| 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 P15, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, P15 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under P15? (9)
- P15.0Birth injury to liver
- P15.1Birth injury to spleen
- P15.2Sternomastoid injury due to birth injury
- P15.3Birth injury to eye
- P15.4Birth injury to face
- P15.5Birth injury to external genitalia
- P15.6Subcutaneous fat necrosis due to birth injury
- P15.8Other specified birth injuries
- P15.9Birth injury, unspecified
How long has P15 existed?
P15 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.