Is P92.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. P92.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does P92.9 sit in the tabular list?

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Other disorders originating in the perinatal period (P90-P96).

What cannot be coded together with P92.9?

P92.9 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above P92.9 (P92) and apply to it just the same.

P92.9

P92.9 — Feeding problem of newborn, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P92.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for feeding problem of newborn, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above P92.9

These are not written on P92.9, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing P92.9 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on P92 — Feeding problems of newborn

eating disorders (F50.-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above P92.9

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of P92.9, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on P92 — Feeding problems of newborn

feeding problems in child over 28 days old (R63.3-)

Other codes that can never be billed with P92.9

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at P92.9. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading P92.9 alone.

F50Eating disorders

Risk adjustment

P92.9 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 P92.9 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 P92.9.

Difficult, difficulty›feeding›newborn
Feeding›problem›newborn
Problem›feeding NOS›newborn

Code history

P92.9 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share P92. If P92.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about P92.9

Is P92.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. P92.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does P92.9 sit in the tabular list?: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Other disorders originating in the perinatal period (P90-P96).
What cannot be coded together with P92.9?: P92.9 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above P92.9 (P92) and apply to it just the same.