P39.4

Neonatal skin infection

Billable / specific

P39.4 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

  • Neonatal pyoderma

Includes (from P39)

  • 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

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • pemphigus neonatorum (L00)
  • staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (L00)

Excludes2

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

  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from P39)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from P39)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from P39)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from P39)
  • tetanus neonatorum (A33) (from P39)
  • asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection status (Z21) (from P39)
  • congenital gonococcal infection (A54.-) (from P39)
  • congenital pneumonia (P23.-) (from P39)
  • congenital syphilis (A50.-) (from P39)
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20) (from P39)
  • infant botulism (A48.51) (from P39)
  • infectious diseases not specific to the perinatal period (A00-B99, J09, J10.-) (from P39)
  • intestinal infectious disease (A00-A09) (from P39)
  • laboratory evidence of human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] (R75) (from P39)
  • tetanus neonatorum (A33) (from P39)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify organism or specific infection (from P39)

Also known as

  • Neonatal pyoderma
  • Infection, infected, infective, congenital, skin
  • Infection, infected, infective, newborn, skin
  • Infection, infected, infective, skin, newborn
  • Pyoderma, pyodermia, newborn

Parent code

  • P39Other infections specific to the perinatal periodHeader

Related codes

  • P39.0Neonatal infective mastitisBillable
  • P39.1Neonatal conjunctivitis and dacryocystitisBillable
  • P39.2Intra-amniotic infection affecting newborn, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
  • P39.3Neonatal urinary tract infectionBillable
  • P39.8Other specified infections specific to the perinatal periodBillable
  • P39.9Infection specific to the perinatal period, unspecifiedBillable

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