P29.1
P29.1 — Neonatal cardiac dysrhythmia
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
P29.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for neonatal cardiac dysrhythmia. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Other codes that can never be billed with P29.1
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at P29.1. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading P29.1 alone.
- P03.81Newborn affected by abnormality in fetal (intrauterine) heart rate or rhythm
- R00Abnormalities of heart beat
- R00.0Tachycardia, unspecified
- R00.1Bradycardia, unspecified
- Z03.83Encounter for observation for suspected conditions related to home physiologic monitoring device ruled out
- Z05.81Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected condition related to home physiologic monitoring device ruled out
Risk adjustment
P29.1 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 P29.1
2 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share P29. If P29.1 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about P29.1
- Is P29.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. P29.1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does P29.1 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).