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P83.88

P83.88: Other specified conditions of integument specific to newborn

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

P83.88 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified conditions of integument specific to newborn. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

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

  • Bronze baby syndrome
  • Neonatal scleroderma
  • Urticaria neonatorum

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above P83.88

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 P83.88

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 P83.88

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

  • M34Systemic sclerosis [scleroderma]

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Adiponecrosis neonatorum
  • Bronze baby syndrome
  • Pseudosclerema, newborn
  • Erythema, erythematous›neonatorum
  • Erythema, erythematous›rash, newborn
  • Erythroderma›neonatorum
  • Necrosis, necrotic›subcutaneous fat, newborn
  • Scleroderma, sclerodermia›newborn
  • Syndrome›bronze baby
  • Urticaria›neonatorum
  • Disorder›integument, newborn›specified NEC
  • Disorder›skin›newborn›specified NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under P83.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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