Is P71.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. P71.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does P71.3 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).

P71.3

P71.3 — Neonatal tetany without calcium or magnesium deficiency

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P71.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for neonatal tetany without calcium or magnesium deficiency. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Inclusion terms

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

Neonatal tetany NOS

Other codes that can never be billed with P71.3

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at P71.3. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading P71.3 alone.

R29.0Tetany

Risk adjustment

P71.3 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 P71.3 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 P71.3.

Tetany›neonatal(without calcium or magnesium deficiency)

Related codes at this level

Codes that share P71. If P71.3 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about P71.3

Is P71.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. P71.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does P71.3 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).