ICD-10-CM · Chapter 16 · P00–P96
P12.8
Other birth injuries to scalp
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- P12.8
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 16 — Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
- Category
- P12 — Birth injury to scalp
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM P12.8 is a category (header) for other birth injuries to scalp. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in P12
- P12Birth injury to scalp
- P12.0Cephalhematoma due to birth injury
- P12.1Chignon (from vacuum extraction) due to birth injury
- P12.2Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage due to birth injury
- P12.3Bruising of scalp due to birth injury
- P12.4Injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment
- P12.81Caput succedaneum
- P12.89Other birth injuries to scalp
- P12.9Birth injury to scalp, unspecified
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