ICD-10-CM Code P56.9
Hydrops fetalis due to other and unspecified hemolytic disease
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 P56.9 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of P56.9 that describes the diagnosis 'hydrops fetalis due to other and unsp hemolytic disease' in more detail.
The ICD code P56 is used to code Hydrops fetalis
Hydrops fetalis is a condition in the fetus characterized by an accumulation of fluid, or edema, in at least two fetal compartments. By comparison, hydrops allantois or hydrops amnion are an accumulation of excessive fluid in the allantoic or amniotic space respectively.
| MeSH Codes: | D015160, D015160 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 773.3, 778.0 |
An ultrasound featuring a baby with Hydrops fetalis
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'P56.9 - Hydrops fetalis due to other and unspecified hemolytic disease'
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Parent Code: P56 - Hydrops fetalis due to hemolytic disease