P54.6 — Neonatal vaginal hemorrhage
Is P54.6 billable?
Yes — P54.6 is billable for FY2027. P54.6 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. P54.6 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
P54.6 at a glance
| Code | P54.6 |
|---|---|
| Description | Neonatal vaginal hemorrhage |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does P54.6 group to?
P54.6 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 P54.6 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to P54.6. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Pseudomenses (newborn)
- Pseudomenstruation (newborn)
- Bleeding › vagina, vaginal › newborn
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic › vagina › newborn (concealed)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to P54.6.
- Neonatal pseudomenses
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from P50-P61
The conditions below can never be reported together with P54.6 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from P54
The conditions below can never be reported together with P54.6 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 P54.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, P54.6 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has P54.6 existed?
P54.6 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 P54.6?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with P54.6 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.