Is P71 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. P71 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does P71 sit in the tabular list?

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74).

P71

P71 — Transitory neonatal disorders of calcium and magnesium metabolism

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

P71 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for transitory neonatal disorders of calcium and magnesium metabolism. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Other codes that can never be billed with P71

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at P71. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading P71 alone.

P71.1Other neonatal hypocalcemia
R29.0Tetany
R79.0Abnormal level of blood mineral
E20Hypoparathyroidism

Risk adjustment

P71 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.

Code to one of these instead P71

7 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about P71

Is P71 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. P71 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does P71 sit in the tabular list?: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74).