Is P83.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. P83.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does P83.8 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).

P83.8

P83.8 — Other specified conditions of integument specific to newborn

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

P83.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified conditions of integument specific to newborn. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Other codes that can never be billed with P83.8

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at P83.8. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading P83.8 alone.

L50Urticaria
M34Systemic sclerosis [scleroderma]

Risk adjustment

P83.8 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.

Code to one of these instead P83.8

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share P83. If P83.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about P83.8

Is P83.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. P83.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does P83.8 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).