P39.8
P39.8: Other specified infections specific to the perinatal period
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
P39.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified infections specific to the perinatal period. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check P39.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
P39.8 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56717Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy (Respiratory Care)
- A57224Billing and Coding: Respiratory Care
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Infection, infected, infective›Escherichia coli NEC›congenital
- Infection, infected, infective›newborn›specified type NEC
- Infection, infected, infective›perinatal period›specified type NEC
- Newborn›infection›specified NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.