P03.6

P03.6: Newborn affected by abnormal uterine contractions

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P03.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for newborn affected by abnormal uterine contractions. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Newborn affected by conditions classifiable to O62.-, except O62.3
Newborn affected by hypertonic labor
Newborn affected by uterine inertia

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above P03.6

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on P03: Newborn affected by other complications of labor and delivery

encounter for observation of newborn for suspected diseases and conditions ruled out (Z05.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with P03.6

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

P00.7Newborn affected by other medical procedures on mother, not elsewhere classified

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Dystocia›cervical›affecting newborn
Newborn›affected by›uterine contractions(abnormal)
Newborn›affected by›maternal›uterine contraction(abnormal)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under P03