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Category · FY2027

P22 Respiratory distress of newborn

  • Header · not billable

P22 is not billable. The category heads 4 billable codes in FY2027: the 4 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • IRDS (type I) → P22.0
  • RDS (newborn) (type I) → P22.0
  • Hyaline membrane (disease) (lung) (pulmonary) (newborn) → P22.0

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 16 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
  2. P19-P29 Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period (P19-P29)
  3. P22 Respiratory distress of newborn
Billable codes
4
Subdivisions
4
CC / MCC codes
0 / 1
HCC V28 codes
1
New FY2027
0
Index entries
21

Codes in P22

  1. P22.0
    Respiratory distress syndrome of newborn
    BillableMCC213
    Inclusion terms 5, Excludes2 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Cardiorespiratory distress syndrome of newborn
    • Hyaline membrane disease
    • Idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome [IRDS or RDS] of newborn
    • Pulmonary hypoperfusion syndrome
    • Respiratory distress syndrome, type I

    Excludes2

    • respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81) P28.81
    • respiratory failure of newborn NOS (P28.5) P28.5
  2. P22.1
    Transient tachypnea of newborn
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Idiopathic tachypnea of newborn
    • Respiratory distress syndrome, type II
    • Wet lung syndrome
  3. P22.8
    Other respiratory distress of newborn
    Billable
    Excludes1 2

    Excludes1

    • respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81) P28.81
    • respiratory failure of newborn NOS (P28.5) P28.5
  4. P22.9
    Respiratory distress of newborn, unspecified
    Billable
    Excludes1 2

    Excludes1

    • respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81) P28.81
    • respiratory failure of newborn NOS (P28.5) P28.5

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

Chapter 16 instructions (Notes 1, Includes 1, Excludes2 5): printed on the chapter 16 page.

Index entries

  • Hyaline membrane (disease) (lung) (pulmonary) (newborn) → P22.0
  • IRDS (type I) → P22.0
  • RDS (newborn) (type I) → P22.0
  • Respiratorydistress syndrome (newborn) (type I) → P22.0
  • Syndromecardiorespiratory distress (idiopathic), newborn → P22.0
  • SyndromeIRDS (idiopathic respiratory distress, newborn) → P22.0
  • SyndromeRDS (respiratory distress syndrome, newborn) → P22.0
  • IRDS (type I)type II → P22.1
  • RDS (newborn) (type I)type II → P22.1
  • Tachypneanewborn (idiopathic) (transitory) → P22.1
  • Tachypneatransitory, of newborn → P22.1
  • Wetlung (syndrome), newborn → P22.1
  • Disease, diseasedhyaline (diffuse) (generalized)membrane (lung) (newborn) → P22.0
  • Syndromeidiopathiccardiorespiratory distress, newborn → P22.0
  • Syndromepulmonaryhypoperfusion (idiopathic) → P22.0
  • Respiratorydistress syndrome (newborn) (type I)type II → P22.1
  • Syndromewetlung, newborn → P22.1
  • Distressrespiratory (adult) (child)newborn → P22.9
  • Syndromerespiratorydistressnewborn (idiopathic) (type I) → P22.0
  • Distressrespiratory (adult) (child)newbornspecified NEC → P22.8
  • Syndromerespiratorydistressnewborn (idiopathic) (type I)type II → P22.1

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