ICD-10-CM · Chapter 16 · P00–P96
P50.5
Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss from cut end of co-twin's cord
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
Quick facts
- Code
- P50.5
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 16 — Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
- Category
- P50 — Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM P50.5 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss from cut end of co-twin's cord. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in P50
- P50Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss
- P50.0Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss from vasa previa
- P50.1Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss from ruptured cord
- P50.2Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss from placenta
- P50.3Newborn affected by hemorrhage into co-twin
- P50.4Newborn affected by hemorrhage into maternal circulation
- P50.8Newborn affected by other intrauterine (fetal) blood loss
- P50.9Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss, unspecified
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