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.

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Inclusion terms

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

Omphalitis of newborn NOS

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above P38.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on P38: Omphalitis of newborn

omphalitis not of newborn (L08.82)
tetanus omphalitis (A33)
umbilical hemorrhage of newborn (P51.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with P38.9

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

L02.2Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk
L08.82Omphalitis not of newborn

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under P38

P38.1Omphalitis with mild hemorrhage