P83.3

P83.3: Other and unspecified edema specific to newborn

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

P83.3 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other and unspecified edema specific to newborn. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above P83.3

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on P83: Other conditions of integument specific to newborn

congenital malformations of skin and integument (Q80-Q84)
hydrops fetalis due to hemolytic disease (P56.-)
neonatal skin infection (P39.4)
staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (L00)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above P83.3

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on P83: Other conditions of integument specific to newborn

cradle cap (L21.0)
diaper [napkin] dermatitis (L22)

Other codes that can never be billed with P83.3

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

R60Edema, not elsewhere classified

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead P83.3

2 child codes. Green means billable.