P03.81

P03.81: Newborn affected by abnormality in fetal (intrauterine) heart rate or rhythm

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

P03.81 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for newborn affected by abnormality in fetal (intrauterine) heart rate or rhythm. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

neonatal cardiac dysrhythmia (P29.1-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above P03.81

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 P03.81

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.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead P03.81

3 child codes. Green means billable.