Is P59.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. P59.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does P59.2 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 P59.2?

P59.2 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above P59.2 (P59) and apply to it just the same.

P59.2

P59.2 — Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified hepatocellular damage

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

P59.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified hepatocellular damage. 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.

congenital viral hepatitis (P35.3)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above P59.2

These are not written on P59.2, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing P59.2 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on P59 — Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified causes

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

Risk adjustment

P59.2 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

P59.2 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 P59.2

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share P59. If P59.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about P59.2

Is P59.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. P59.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does P59.2 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 P59.2?: P59.2 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above P59.2 (P59) and apply to it just the same.