ICD-10-CM Code P39.4
Neonatal skin infection
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.Newborn Only
Code is only used for patients less than 1 year old.P39.4 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of neonatal skin infection. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code P39 is used to code Vertically transmitted infection
A vertically transmitted infection is an infection caused by bacteria, viruses, or in rare cases, parasites transmitted directly from the mother to an embryo, fetus, or baby during pregnancy or childbirth. It can occur when the mother gets an infection as an intercurrent disease in pregnancy. Nutritional deficiencies may exacerbate the risks of perinatal infection.
| Specialty: | Pediatrics |
| ICD 9 Code: | 771 |
Micrograph of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of the placenta (CMV placentitis), a vertically transmitted infection: The characteristic large nucleus of a CMV-infected cell is seen off-centre at the bottom-right of the image, H&E stain.
Coding Notes for P39.4 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Neonatal pyoderma
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Pemphigus neonatorum - instead, use Code L00
- Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome - instead, use Code L00
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #793 - Full term neonate with major problems.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Neonatal ecthyma gangrenosum (disorder)
- Neonatal pyogenic infection of skin (disorder)
- Neonatal eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (disorder)
- Abrasion of toe, infected (disorder)
- Age at onset of clinical finding (observable entity)
- < 29.0 days
- Blister of axilla with infection (disorder)
- Traumatic blister of chest wall, infected (disorder)
- Abrasion of buttock, infected (disorder)
- Traumatic blister of interscapular region, infected (disorder)
- Blister of anus with infection (disorder)
- Blister of penis with infection (disorder)
- Traumatic blister of buttock, infected (disorder)
- Abrasion of flank, infected (disorder)
- Abrasion of groin, infected (disorder)
- Abrasion and/or friction burn of flank with infection (disorder)
- Abrasion and/or friction burn of groin with infection (disorder)
- On examination - follicular pustules (disorder)
- Abrasion of thigh, infected (disorder)
- Abrasion of shoulder, infected (disorder)
- Blister of cheek with infection (disorder)
- Traumatic blister of foot, infected (disorder)
- Abrasion and/or friction burn of scapular region with infection (disorder)
- Abrasion of face, infected (disorder)
- Abrasion and/or friction burn of cheek with infection (disorder)
- Abrasion of chest wall, infected (disorder)
- Abrasion of elbow, infected (disorder)
- On examination - purulent pustules (disorder)
- Nonvenomous insect bite of chest wall with infection (disorder)
- Abrasion of knee, infected (disorder)
- Abrasion of foot, infected (disorder)
- Abrasion and/or friction burn of toe with infection (disorder)
- Traumatic blister of lower leg, infected (disorder)
- Traumatic blister of heel, infected (disorder)
- Infected insect bite of genitalia (disorder)
- Chancriform pyoderma (disorder)
- Pyoderma ulcerosum tropicalum (disorder)
- Staphylococcal botryomycosis (disorder)
- Ecthyma gangrenosum (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Consider additional code to identify specific condition or disease
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'P39.4 - Neonatal skin infection'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code P39.4. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code P39.4 and a single ICD9 code, 771.89 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: P39 - Other infections specific to the perinatal period