ICD-10-CM · Chapter 16 · P00–P96
P91.829
Neonatal cerebral infarction, unspecified side
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
Quick facts
- Code
- P91.829
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 16 — Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
- Category
- P91 — Other disturbances of cerebral status of newborn
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM P91.829 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of neonatal cerebral infarction, unspecified side. 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 P91
- P91Other disturbances of cerebral status of newborn
- P91.0Neonatal cerebral ischemia
- P91.1Acquired periventricular cysts of newborn
- P91.2Neonatal cerebral leukomalacia
- P91.3Neonatal cerebral irritability
- P91.4Neonatal cerebral depression
- P91.5Neonatal coma
- P91.6Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE]
- P91.60Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE], unspecified
- P91.61Mild hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE]
- P91.62Moderate hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE]
- P91.63Severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE]
- P91.8Other specified disturbances of cerebral status of newborn
- P91.81Neonatal encephalopathy
- P91.811Neonatal encephalopathy in diseases classified elsewhere
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