Is P61.6 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. P61.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does P61.6 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 P61.6?

P61.6 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 P61.6 (P61) and apply to it just the same.

P61.6

P61.6 — Other transient neonatal disorders of coagulation

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P61.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other transient neonatal disorders of coagulation. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above P61.6

These are not written on P61.6, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing P61.6 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on P61 — Other perinatal hematological disorders

transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy (D80.7)

Risk adjustment

P61.6 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 P61.6 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 P61.6.

Hypoprothrombinemia›newborn, transient
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›coagulation›newborn, transient
Defect, defective›coagulation›newborn, transient
Deficiency, deficient›coagulation NOS›newborn, transient
Disorder›coagulation›newborn, transient

Code history

P61.6 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 P61. If P61.6 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about P61.6

Is P61.6 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. P61.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does P61.6 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 P61.6?: P61.6 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 P61.6 (P61) and apply to it just the same.