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P03 - Newborn affected by other complications of labor and delivery
ICD-10-CM Chapter 16: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period · P00-P04 Newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labor, and delivery (P00-P04) · Top-level category · FY2027
Coding Guidance
P03 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom P03
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- encounter for observation of newborn for suspected diseases and conditions ruled out (Z05.-)
Code FirstFrom P03
Sequence the underlying condition before this code.
- any current condition in newborn
NotesFrom P00-P04 Newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labor, and delivery (P00-P04)
Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
- These codes are for use when the listed maternal conditions are specified as the cause of confirmed morbidity or potential morbidity which have their origin in the perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth).
IncludesFrom Chapter P00-P96
Conditions this code covers.
- conditions that have their origin in the fetal or perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth) even if morbidity occurs later
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter P00-P96
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- tetanus neonatorum (A33)
NotesFrom Chapter P00-P96
Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
- Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records
More Specific Codes (9)
P03.0Newborn affected by breech delivery and extractionBillable→P03.1Newborn affected by other malpresentation, malposition and disproportion during labor and deliveryBillable→P03.2Newborn affected by forceps deliveryBillable→P03.3Newborn affected by delivery by vacuum extractor [ventouse]Billable→P03.4Newborn affected by Cesarean deliveryBillable→P03.5Newborn affected by precipitate deliveryBillable→P03.6Newborn affected by abnormal uterine contractionsBillable→P03.8Newborn affected by other specified complications of labor and deliveryCategory→P03.9Newborn affected by complication of labor and delivery, unspecifiedBillable→
Chapter Information
Related ICD-10 Codes
More specific codes for P03
Newborn affected by breech delivery and extraction
P03.0›
Newborn affected by other malpresentation, malposition and disproportion during labor and deliveryP03.1›
Newborn affected by forceps deliveryP03.2›
Newborn affected by delivery by vacuum extractor [ventouse]P03.3›
Newborn affected by Cesarean deliveryP03.4›
Newborn affected by precipitate deliveryP03.5›
Newborn affected by abnormal uterine contractionsP03.6›
Newborn affected by other specified complications of labor and deliveryP03.8›
Newborn affected by complication of labor and delivery, unspecifiedP03.9›
Other categories in this chapter
Codes at the same level as P03
- Newborn affected by maternal conditions that may be unrelated to present pregnancyP00
- Newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancyP01
- Newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranesP02
- Newborn affected by noxious substances transmitted via placenta or breast milkP04
- Disorders of newborn related to slow fetal growth and fetal malnutritionP05
- Disorders of newborn related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classifiedP07
- Disorders of newborn related to long gestation and high birth weightP08
- Abnormal findings on neonatal screeningP09
- Intracranial laceration and hemorrhage due to birth injuryP10
- Other birth injuries to central nervous systemP11
- Birth injury to scalpP12
- Birth injury to skeletonP13
- Birth injury to peripheral nervous systemP14
- Other birth injuriesP15
- Metabolic acidemia in newbornP19
- Respiratory distress of newbornP22
- Congenital pneumoniaP23
- Neonatal aspirationP24
- Interstitial emphysema and related conditions originating in the perinatal periodP25
- Pulmonary hemorrhage originating in the perinatal periodP26
- Chronic respiratory disease originating in the perinatal periodP27
- Other respiratory conditions originating in the perinatal periodP28
- Cardiovascular disorders originating in the perinatal periodP29
- Congenital viral diseasesP35
- Bacterial sepsis of newbornP36
- Other congenital infectious and parasitic diseasesP37
- Omphalitis of newbornP38
- Other infections specific to the perinatal periodP39
- Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood lossP50
- Umbilical hemorrhage of newbornP51
- Intracranial nontraumatic hemorrhage of newbornP52
- Hemorrhagic disease of newbornP53
- Other neonatal hemorrhagesP54
- Hemolytic disease of newbornP55
- Hydrops fetalis due to hemolytic diseaseP56
- KernicterusP57
- Neonatal jaundice due to other excessive hemolysisP58
- Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified causesP59
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation of newbornP60
- Other perinatal hematological disordersP61
18 more in this chapter.