P51

P51: Umbilical hemorrhage of newborn

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

P51 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for umbilical hemorrhage of newborn. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

omphalitis with mild hemorrhage (P38.1)
umbilical hemorrhage from cut end of co-twins cord (P50.5)

Other codes that can never be billed with P51

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

P38Omphalitis of newborn

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 P51

3 child codes. Green means billable.

P51.0Massive umbilical hemorrhage of newborn
P51.8Other umbilical hemorrhages of newborn
P51.9Umbilical hemorrhage of newborn, unspecified