Is P56.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. P56.9 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does P56.9 sit in the tabular list?

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Hemorrhagic and hematological disorders of newborn (P50-P61).

P56.9

P56.9 — Hydrops fetalis due to other and unspecified hemolytic disease

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

P56.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for hydrops fetalis due to other and unspecified hemolytic disease. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

P56.9 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead P56.9

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share P56. If P56.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

P56.0Hydrops fetalis due to isoimmunization

Questions about P56.9

Is P56.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. P56.9 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does P56.9 sit in the tabular list?: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Hemorrhagic and hematological disorders of newborn (P50-P61).