Is P81.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. P81.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does P81.8 sit in the tabular list?

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Conditions involving the integument and temperature regulation of newborn (P80-P83).

P81.8

P81.8 — Other specified disturbances of temperature regulation of newborn

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P81.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified disturbances of temperature regulation of newborn. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

P81.8 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 P81.8 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 P81.8.

Disorder›temperature regulation, newborn›specified NEC
Disturbance›temperature›regulation, newborn›specified NEC

Related codes at this level

Codes that share P81. If P81.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about P81.8

Is P81.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. P81.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does P81.8 sit in the tabular list?: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Conditions involving the integument and temperature regulation of newborn (P80-P83).