P59.8

P59.8: Neonatal jaundice from other specified causes

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P59.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for neonatal jaundice from other specified causes. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check P59.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above P59.8

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on P59: Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified causes

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

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Jaundice›due to or associated with›delayed conjugation
Newborn›jaundice›specified NEC
Jaundice›newborn›due to or associated with›absence or deficiency of enzyme system for bilirubin conjugation(congenital)
Jaundice›newborn›due to or associated with›delayed conjugation
Jaundice›newborn›due to or associated with›specified cause NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under P59