ICD-10-CM Code P02.6
Newborn (suspected to be) affected by other and unspecified conditions of umbilical cord
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code P02.6 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of P02.6 that describes the diagnosis 'newborn affected by oth and unsp cond of umbilical cord' in more detail.
- P02.6 Newborn (suspected to be) affected by other and unspecified conditions of umbilical cord NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code P026 is used to code Single umbilical artery
Occasionally, there is only the one single umbilical artery (SUA) present in the umbilical cord. Approximately this affects between 1 in 100 and 1 in 500 pregnancies, making it the most common umbilical abnormality. It is more common in multiple births. Its cause is not known.
| Specialty: | Medical Genetics |
| ICD 9 Code: | 747.5 |
Cross-section of a umbilical cord with a single artery.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Varices of umbilical cord (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for additional code to fully describe disease or condition
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'P02.6 - Newborn (suspected to be) affected by other and unspecified conditions of umbilical cord'
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Parent Code: P02 - Newborn (suspected to be) affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes