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Category · FY2027

P59 Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified causes

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P59 is not billable. The category heads 7 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 6 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Inspissated bile syndrome (newborn) → P59.1
  • Icterusnewborn → P59.9
  • Hepatitisnewborn → P59.29

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 16 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
  2. P50-P61 Hemorrhagic and hematological disorders of newborn (P50-P61)
  3. P59 Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified causes
Billable codes
7
Subdivisions
6
CC / MCC codes
0 / 3
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
31

Codes in P59

  1. P59.0
    Neonatal jaundice associated with preterm delivery
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Hyperbilirubinemia of prematurity
    • Jaundice due to delayed conjugation associated with preterm delivery
  2. P59.1
    Inspissated bile syndrome
    BillableMCC
  3. P59.2
    Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified hepatocellular damage
    Header
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • congenital viral hepatitis (P35.3) P35.3
  4. P59.20
    Neonatal jaundice from unspecified hepatocellular damage
    BillableMCC
  5. P59.29
    Neonatal jaundice from other hepatocellular damage
    BillableMCC
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Neonatal giant cell hepatitis
    • Neonatal (idiopathic) hepatitis
  6. P59.3
    Neonatal jaundice from breast milk inhibitor
    Billable
  7. P59.8
    Neonatal jaundice from other specified causes
    Billable
  8. P59.9
    Neonatal jaundice, unspecified
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Neonatal physiological jaundice (intense)(prolonged) NOS

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 P59

Excludes1

  • jaundice due to inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88) E70 E88
  • kernicterus (P57.-) P57

Notes that also apply

Block P50-P61 instructions (Excludes1 5): printed on the block page.

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

Index entries

  • Inspissated bile syndrome (newborn) → P59.1
  • Syndromeinspissated bile (newborn) → P59.1
  • Hepatitisneonatal giant cell → P59.29
  • Hepatitisneonatal (idiopathic) (toxic) → P59.29
  • Hepatitisnewborn → P59.29
  • Jaundice (yellow)breast-milk (inhibitor) → P59.3
  • Icterusnewborn → P59.9
  • Jaundice (yellow)newborn → P59.9
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)hyperbilirubinemia → P59.9
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)jaundice → P59.9
  • Jaundice (yellow)due to or associated withpreterm delivery → P59.0
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)hyperbilirubinemiaof prematurity → P59.0
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)jaundiceof prematurity → P59.0
  • Jaundice (yellow)due to or associated withdelayed conjugation → P59.8
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)jaundicespecified NEC → P59.8
  • Jaundice (yellow)symptomaticnewborn → P59.9
  • Jaundice (yellow)due to or associated withdelayed conjugationassociated with (due to) preterm delivery → P59.0
  • Jaundice (yellow)newborndue to or associated withpreterm delivery → P59.0
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)jaundicedue topreterm delivery → P59.0
  • Jaundice (yellow)newborndue to or associated withinspissated bile syndrome → P59.1
  • Jaundice (yellow)newborndue to or associated withhepatocellular damage → P59.20
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)jaundicedue tohepatocellular damage → P59.20
  • Jaundice (yellow)newborndue to or associated withbreast milk inhibitors to conjugation → P59.3
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)jaundicedue tobreast milk inhibitor → P59.3
  • Jaundice (yellow)newborndue to or associated withabsence or deficiency of enzyme system for bilirubin conjugation (congenital) → P59.8
  • Jaundice (yellow)newborndue to or associated withdelayed conjugation → P59.8
  • Jaundice (yellow)newborndue to or associated withspecified cause NEC → P59.8
  • Jaundice (yellow)newborndue to or associated withbreast milk inhibitors to conjugationassociated with preterm delivery → P59.0
  • Jaundice (yellow)newborndue to or associated withdelayed conjugationassociated with preterm delivery → P59.0
  • Jaundice (yellow)newborndue to or associated withhepatocellular damagespecified NEC → P59.29
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)jaundicedue tohepatocellular damagespecified NEC → P59.29

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