Is P93.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. P93.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does P93.8 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).

P93.8

P93.8 — Other reactions and intoxications due to drugs administered to newborn

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P93.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other reactions and intoxications due to drugs administered to newborn. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

Risk adjustment

P93.8 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

HCC 137 Drug Use Disorder, Moderate/Severe, or Drug Use with Non-Psychotic Complications0.424 RAF

Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.

How P93.8 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 P93.8.

Intoxication›drug›newborn
Reaction›drug NEC›newborn

Related codes at this level

Codes that share P93. If P93.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

P93.0Grey baby syndrome

Questions about P93.8

Is P93.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. P93.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does P93.8 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).