P56
P56: Hydrops fetalis due to hemolytic disease
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
P56 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for hydrops fetalis due to hemolytic disease. 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.
- hydrops fetalis NOS (P83.2)
Other codes that can never be billed with P56
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
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 P56
2 child codes. Green means billable.