Is P29.81 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. P29.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does P29.81 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).

P29.81

P29.81 — Cardiac arrest of newborn

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P29.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cardiac arrest of newborn. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

P29.81 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

HCC 213 Cardio-Respiratory Failure and Shock0.370 RAF

Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.

How P29.81 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to P29.81.

Arrest, arrested›cardiac›newborn
Newborn›affected by›cardiac arrest

Related codes at this level

Codes that share P29.8. If P29.81 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

P29.89Other cardiovascular disorders originating in the perinatal period

Questions about P29.81

Is P29.81 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. P29.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does P29.81 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).