ICD-10-CM · Chapter 16 · P00–P96
P70
Transitory disorders of carbohydrate metabolism specific to newborn
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
- P70
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 16 — Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
- Category
- P70
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM P70 is a category (header) for transitory disorders of carbohydrate metabolism specific to newborn. 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 P70
- P70.0Syndrome of infant of mother with gestational diabetes
- P70.1Syndrome of infant of a diabetic mother
- P70.2Neonatal diabetes mellitus
- P70.3Iatrogenic neonatal hypoglycemia
- P70.4Other neonatal hypoglycemia
- P70.8Other transitory disorders of carbohydrate metabolism of newborn
- P70.9Transitory disorder of carbohydrate metabolism of newborn, unspecified
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