Is P59 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. P59 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does P59 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).

What cannot be coded together with P59?

P59 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

P59

P59 — Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified causes

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

P59 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified causes. 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.

jaundice due to inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
kernicterus (P57.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with P59

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at P59. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading P59 alone.

K72Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
R17Unspecified jaundice

Risk adjustment

P59 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 history

P59 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead P59

6 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about P59

Is P59 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. P59 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does P59 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).
What cannot be coded together with P59?: P59 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.