Is P12.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. P12.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does P12.8 sit in the tabular list?

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

P12.8

P12.8 — Other birth injuries to scalp

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

P12.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other birth injuries to scalp. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

P12.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead P12.8

2 child codes. Green means billable.

P12.81Caput succedaneum
P12.89Other birth injuries to scalp

Related codes at this level

Codes that share P12. If P12.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

P12.0Cephalhematoma due to birth injury
P12.1Chignon (from vacuum extraction) due to birth injury
P12.2Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage due to birth injury
P12.3Bruising of scalp due to birth injury
P12.4Injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment
P12.9Birth injury to scalp, unspecified

Questions about P12.8

Is P12.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. P12.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does P12.8 sit in the tabular list?: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Birth trauma (P10-P15).