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ICD-10-CM code · FY2027

P59 Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified causes

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About P59

Code
P59
Billable
No, header
Short description
Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified causes
Block
P50-P61 Hemorrhagic and hematological disorders of newborn
Chapter
16 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
Code set
FY2027, October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027

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Coding notes for P59

Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).

  • jaundice due to inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
  • kernicterus (P57.-)
Block P50-P61 notes (apply to every code in it)

Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).

  • congenital stenosis and stricture of bile ducts (Q44.3)
  • Crigler-Najjar syndrome (E80.5)
  • Dubin-Johnson syndrome (E80.6)
  • Gilbert syndrome (E80.4)
  • hereditary hemolytic anemias (D55-D58)
Chapter 16 notes (apply to every code in it)

Includes 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

Note

  • Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records

Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.

  • 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)

Codes under P59 8

Other categories in P50-P61

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