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 an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists 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.

R17Unspecified jaundice
K72Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified

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 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 an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.