Is P59.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. P59.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does P59.3 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 P59.3?

P59.3 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 P59.3 (P59) and apply to it just the same.

P59.3

P59.3 — Neonatal jaundice from breast milk inhibitor

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P59.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for neonatal jaundice from breast milk inhibitor. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above P59.3

These are not written on P59.3, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing P59.3 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

P59.3 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 P59.3 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 P59.3.

Jaundice›breast-milk(inhibitor)
Jaundice›newborn›due to or associated with›breast milk inhibitors to conjugation
Newborn›jaundice›due to›breast milk inhibitor

Code history

P59.3 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share P59. If P59.3 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about P59.3

Is P59.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. P59.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does P59.3 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 P59.3?: P59.3 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 P59.3 (P59) and apply to it just the same.