Is P59.20 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. P59.20 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does P59.20 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).

P59.20

P59.20 — Neonatal jaundice from unspecified hepatocellular damage

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P59.20 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for neonatal jaundice from unspecified hepatocellular damage. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

P59.20 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.

How P59.20 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to P59.20.

Jaundice›newborn›due to or associated with›hepatocellular damage
Newborn›jaundice›due to›hepatocellular damage

Related codes at this level

Codes that share P59.2. If P59.20 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

P59.29Neonatal jaundice from other hepatocellular damage

Questions about P59.20

Is P59.20 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. P59.20 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does P59.20 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).