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P59.9

P59.9: Neonatal jaundice, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P59.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for neonatal jaundice, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Neonatal physiological jaundice (intense)(prolonged) NOS

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above P59.9

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

  • Icterus›newborn
  • Jaundice›newborn
  • Newborn›hyperbilirubinemia
  • Newborn›jaundice
  • Jaundice›symptomatic›newborn

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under P59

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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