Is P10.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. P10.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does P10.0 sit in the tabular list?

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Birth trauma (P10-P15).

What cannot be coded together with P10.0?

P10.0 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

P10.0

P10.0 — Subdural hemorrhage due to birth injury

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P10.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for subdural hemorrhage due to birth injury. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

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

subdural hemorrhage accompanying tentorial tear (P10.4)

Inclusion terms

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

Subdural hematoma (localized) due to birth injury

Risk adjustment

P10.0 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

HCC 248 Intracranial Hemorrhage0.239 RAF

Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.

Medicare coverage

P10.0 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies — 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

How P10.0 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to P10.0.

Birth›injury NOS›subdural hemorrhage
Hematoma›subdural›newborn›birth injury
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›intracranial›subdural›birth injury
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›intracranial›subdural›newborn›birth injury

Related codes at this level

Codes that share P10. If P10.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about P10.0

Is P10.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. P10.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does P10.0 sit in the tabular list?: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Birth trauma (P10-P15).
What cannot be coded together with P10.0?: P10.0 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.