P70.4 — Other neonatal hypoglycemia
Is P70.4 billable?
Yes — P70.4 is billable for FY2027. P70.4 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. P70.4 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
P70.4 at a glance
| Code | P70.4 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other neonatal hypoglycemia |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does P70.4 group to?
P70.4 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.
- 791Prematurity with Major Problemsmedical
How is P70.4 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to P70.4. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Hypoglycemia › neonatal (spontaneous)
- Hypoglycemia › transitory neonatal (spontaneous)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to P70.4.
- Transitory neonatal hypoglycemia
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 16
The conditions below are not part of P70.4, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, P70.4 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has P70.4 existed?
P70.4 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 P70.4?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with P70.4 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.
Which conditions are coded to P70.4?
What other codes are in the P70 family? (6)
- P70.0Syndrome of infant of mother with gestational diabetes
- P70.1Syndrome of infant of a diabetic mother
- P70.2Neonatal diabetes mellitus
- P70.3Iatrogenic neonatal hypoglycemia
- P70.8Other transitory disorders of carbohydrate metabolism of newborn
- P70.9Transitory disorder of carbohydrate metabolism of newborn, unspecified