P50 — Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss
Is P50 billable?
No — P50 is a non-billable header code. P50 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 P50.
Billable codes under this header
- P50.0Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss from vasa previa
- P50.1Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss from ruptured cord
- P50.2Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss from placenta
- P50.3Newborn affected by hemorrhage into co-twin
- P50.4Newborn affected by hemorrhage into maternal circulation
- P50.5Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss from cut end of co-twin's cord
- P50.8Newborn affected by other intrauterine (fetal) blood loss
- P50.9Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss, unspecified
P50 at a glance
| Code | P50 |
|---|---|
| Description | Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with P50 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- congenital anemia from intrauterine (fetal) blood loss (P61.3)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from P50-P61
The conditions below can never be reported together with P50 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 P50, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, P50 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under P50? (8)
- P50.0Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss from vasa previa
- P50.1Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss from ruptured cord
- P50.2Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss from placenta
- P50.3Newborn affected by hemorrhage into co-twin
- P50.4Newborn affected by hemorrhage into maternal circulation
- P50.5Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss from cut end of co-twin's cord
- P50.8Newborn affected by other intrauterine (fetal) blood loss
- P50.9Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss, unspecified
How long has P50 existed?
P50 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.
Which codes are confused with P50?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with P50 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.