P91 — Other disturbances of cerebral status of newborn
Is P91 billable?
No — P91 is a non-billable header code. P91 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 18 billable codes beneath P91.
Billable codes under this header
- P91.0Neonatal cerebral ischemia
- P91.1Acquired periventricular cysts of newborn
- P91.2Neonatal cerebral leukomalacia
- P91.3Neonatal cerebral irritability
- P91.4Neonatal cerebral depression
- P91.5Neonatal coma
- P91.9Disturbance of cerebral status of newborn, unspecified
- P91.60Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE], unspecified
- P91.61Mild hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE]
- P91.62Moderate hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE]
- P91.63Severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE]
- P91.88Other specified disturbances of cerebral status of newborn
- P91.811Neonatal encephalopathy in diseases classified elsewhere
- P91.819Neonatal encephalopathy, unspecified
- P91.821Neonatal cerebral infarction, right side of brain
- P91.822Neonatal cerebral infarction, left side of brain
- P91.823Neonatal cerebral infarction, bilateral
- P91.829Neonatal cerebral infarction, unspecified side
P91 at a glance
| Code | P91 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other disturbances of cerebral status of newborn |
| 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 P91, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, P91 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under P91? (9)
- P91.0Neonatal cerebral ischemia
- P91.1Acquired periventricular cysts of newborn
- P91.2Neonatal cerebral leukomalacia
- P91.3Neonatal cerebral irritability
- P91.4Neonatal cerebral depression
- P91.5Neonatal coma
- P91.6Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE]not billable
- P91.8Other specified disturbances of cerebral status of newbornnot billable
- P91.9Disturbance of cerebral status of newborn, unspecified
How long has P91 existed?
P91 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 P91?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with P91 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.