P11.5

Birth injury to spine and spinal cord

Billable / specificHCC V28 182

P11.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Fracture of spine due to birth injury

Includes (from P11)

  • conditions that have their origin in the fetal or perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth) even if morbidity occurs later
  • Note: Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from P11)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from P11)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from P11)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from P11)
  • tetanus neonatorum (A33) (from P11)

Also known as

  • Fracture of spine due to birth injury
  • Birth, injury NOS, fracture, spine
  • Birth, injury NOS, meninges, spinal cord
  • Birth, injury NOS, paralysis, spinal
  • Birth, injury NOS, rupture, spinal cord
  • Birth, injury NOS, spinal cord
  • Birth, injury NOS, spine
  • Dislocation, spine, due to birth trauma
  • Fracture, traumatic, vertebra, vertebral, newborn
  • Hematoma, spinal, newborn
  • Hematomyelia, newborn
  • Hematorachis, hematorrhachis, newborn
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic, spinal, newborn
  • Laceration, spinal cord, due to injury at birth
  • Laceration, spinal cord, newborn
  • Paralysis, paralytic, birth injury, spinal cord

Parent code

  • P11Other birth injuries to central nervous systemHeader

Related codes

  • P11.0Cerebral edema due to birth injuryBillable
  • P11.1Other specified brain damage due to birth injuryBillable
  • P11.2Unspecified brain damage due to birth injuryBillable
  • P11.3Birth injury to facial nerveBillable
  • P11.4Birth injury to other cranial nervesBillable
  • P11.9Birth injury to central nervous system, unspecifiedBillable

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