P91.8 — Other specified disturbances of cerebral status of newborn
Not billable
Is P91.8 billable?
No — P91.8 is a non-billable header code. P91.8 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 7 billable codes beneath P91.8.
Billable codes under this header
- 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
P91.8 at a glance
| Code | P91.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other specified 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 P91.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, P91.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under P91.8? (3)
How long has P91.8 existed?
P91.8 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
- FY2018: P91.8 stopped being billable
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the P91 family? (8)
- 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
- P91.9Disturbance of cerebral status of newborn, unspecified