P28.8
P28.8 — Other specified respiratory conditions of newborn
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
P28.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified respiratory conditions of newborn. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Other codes that can never be billed with P28.8
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at P28.8. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading P28.8 alone.
- P22.8Other respiratory distress of newborn
- P22.9Respiratory distress of newborn, unspecified
- Q31Congenital malformations of larynx
- R06Abnormalities of breathing
- R06.1Stridor
- R09Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory system
- R09.2Respiratory arrest
- J38Diseases of vocal cords and larynx, not elsewhere classified
Risk adjustment
P28.8 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 P28.8
2 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share P28. If P28.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about P28.8
- Is P28.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. P28.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does P28.8 sit in the tabular list?
- Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period (P19-P29).