P38 ICD 10 Code is a non-billable and non-specific code and should not be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. There are other codes below it with greater level of diagnosis detail. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.

Type 1 excludes for P38 ICD 10 code
  • omphalitis not of newborn (L08.82)
  • tetanus omphalitis (A33)
  • umbilical hemorrhage of newborn (P51.-)

Codes
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to P38 ICD10 Code:

Present On Admission (POA Exempt)

P38 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting

Clinical information about P38 ICD 10 code

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