P38.9
P38.9 — Omphalitis without hemorrhage
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
P38.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for omphalitis without hemorrhage. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Omphalitis of newborn NOS
Risk adjustment
P38.9 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.
How P38.9 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 P38.9.
- Omphalitis(congenital) (newborn)
- Newborn›omphalitis
- Omphalitis›without hemorrhage
- Abscess›navel›newborn
- Cellulitis›navel›newborn
- Newborn›omphalitis›without hemorrhage
- Abscess›navel›newborn›without hemorrhage
- Cellulitis›navel›newborn›without hemorrhage
Related codes at this level
Codes that share P38. If P38.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about P38.9
- Is P38.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. P38.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does P38.9 sit in the tabular list?
- Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Infections specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39).