2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P19.9

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Metabolic acidemia in newborn, unspecified

  • P19.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • ICD-10-CM P19.9 is a revised 2024 ICD-10-CM code that became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of P19.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 P19.9 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

  • P19.9 should be used on the newborn record – not on the maternal record.

The following code(s) above P19.9 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to P19.9:

  • P00-P96  Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • P19  Metabolic acidemia in newborn

Approximate Synonyms

  • Neonatal metabolic acidemia

ICD-10-CM P19.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 794 Neonate with other significant problems

Convert P19.9 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): Revised code
    • New description: Metabolic acidemia in newborn, unspecified
    • 2023 description: Metabolic acidemia, unspecified

Code annotations containing back-references to P19.9:

  • Type 1 Excludes: E87

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to P19.9: