P12.3
P12.3: Bruising of scalp due to birth injury
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
P12.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for bruising of scalp due to birth injury. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check P12.3 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
P12.3 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Bruise›scalp, due to birth injury, newborn
- Contusion›scalp›due to birth injury
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.