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Category · FY2027

P39 Other infections specific to the perinatal period

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P39 is not billable. The category heads 7 billable codes in FY2027: the 7 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Dacryocystitisneonatal → P39.1
  • Pyoderma, pyodermianewborn → P39.4
  • Ophthalmianeonatorum, newborn → P39.1

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 16 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
  2. P35-P39 Infections specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
  3. P39 Other infections specific to the perinatal period
Billable codes
7
Subdivisions
7
CC / MCC codes
6 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
29

Codes in P39

  1. P39.0
    Neonatal infective mastitis
    BillableCC
    Excludes1 2

    Excludes1

    • breast engorgement of newborn (P83.4) P83.4
    • noninfective mastitis of newborn (P83.4) P83.4
  2. P39.1
    Neonatal conjunctivitis and dacryocystitis
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis
    • Ophthalmia neonatorum NOS

    Excludes1

    • gonococcal conjunctivitis (A54.31) A54.31
  3. P39.2
    Intra-amniotic infection affecting newborn, not elsewhere classified
    BillableCC
  4. P39.3
    Neonatal urinary tract infection
    BillableCC
  5. P39.4
    Neonatal skin infection
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Neonatal pyoderma

    Excludes1

    • pemphigus neonatorum (L00) L00
    • staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (L00) L00
  6. P39.8
    Other specified infections specific to the perinatal period
    BillableCC
  7. P39.9
    Infection specific to the perinatal period, unspecified
    BillableCC

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

At P39

Use additional code

  • code to identify organism or specific infection

Notes that also apply

Block P35-P39 instructions (Inclusion terms 1, Excludes2 10): printed on the block page.

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

Index entries

  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)mastitis → P39.0
  • Blennorrhea (acute) (chronic)inclusion (neonatal) (newborn) → P39.1
  • Conjunctivitis (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) NOSinfantile → P39.1
  • Conjunctivitis (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) NOSneonatal → P39.1
  • Dacryocystitisneonatal → P39.1
  • Inclusionblennorrhea (neonatal) (newborn) → P39.1
  • Ophthalmianeonatorum, newborn → P39.1
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)intra-amniotic affecting newborn NEC → P39.2
  • Pyoderma, pyodermianewborn → P39.4
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)congenital → P39.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)newborn → P39.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)perinatal period → P39.9
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)infection → P39.9
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)breast (acute) (chronic) (nonpuerperal)newborn → P39.0
  • Mastitis (acute) (diffuse) (nonpuerperal) (subacute)infectivenewborn → P39.0
  • Mastitis (acute) (diffuse) (nonpuerperal) (subacute)neonatal (noninfective)infective → P39.0
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)mastitisinfective → P39.0
  • Conjunctivitis (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) NOSchlamydialneonatal → P39.1
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)newbornintra-amniotic NEC → P39.2
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)congenitalurinary (tract) → P39.3
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)urinary (tract)newborn → P39.3
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)infectionurinary tract → P39.3
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)congenitalskin → P39.4
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)newbornskin → P39.4
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)skin (local) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal)newborn → P39.4
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)Escherichia (E.) coli NECcongenital → P39.8
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)newbornspecified type NEC → P39.8
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)perinatal periodspecified type NEC → P39.8
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)infectionspecified NEC → P39.8

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