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P28.89

P28.89: Other specified respiratory conditions of newborn

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P28.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified respiratory conditions of newborn. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1: never code together

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

  • early congenital syphilitic rhinitis (A50.05)

Inclusion terms

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

  • Congenital laryngeal stridor
  • Sniffles in newborn
  • Snuffles in newborn

Other codes that can never be billed with P28.89

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • J38Diseases of vocal cords and larynx, not elsewhere classified
  • Q31Congenital malformations of larynx
  • R06.1Stridor

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

P28.89 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
  • A57306Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Anaerosis of newborn
  • Dyspnea›newborn
  • Laryngismus›congenital
  • Sniffles›newborn
  • Snuffles›newborn
  • Stridor›congenital(larynx)
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›pulmonary›function, newborn
  • Effusion›pleura, pleurisy, pleuritic, pleuropericardial›newborn
  • Insufficiency, insufficient›pulmonary›newborn
  • Paralysis, paralytic›respiratory›congenital
  • Paralysis, paralytic›respiratory›newborn
  • Disease, diseased›respiratory›newborn›specified type NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under P28.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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