P39

P39: Other infections specific to the perinatal period

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

P39 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other infections specific to the perinatal period. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

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Other codes that can never be billed with P39

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

H10.3Unspecified acute conjunctivitis
N39.0Urinary tract infection, site not specified
N61Inflammatory disorders of breast
A56Other sexually transmitted chlamydial diseases
A74Other diseases caused by chlamydiae
P83Other conditions of integument specific to newborn
H04.3Acute and unspecified inflammation of lacrimal passages

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead P39

7 child codes. Green means billable.