P51.8

Other umbilical hemorrhages of newborn

Billable / specific

P51.8 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

  • Slipped umbilical ligature NOS

Includes (from P51)

  • 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.

  • congenital stenosis and stricture of bile ducts (Q44.3) (from P51)
  • Crigler-Najjar syndrome (E80.5) (from P51)
  • Dubin-Johnson syndrome (E80.6) (from P51)
  • Gilbert syndrome (E80.4) (from P51)
  • hereditary hemolytic anemias (D55-D58) (from P51)
  • omphalitis with mild hemorrhage (P38.1) (from P51)
  • umbilical hemorrhage from cut end of co-twins cord (P50.5) (from P51)

Excludes2

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

  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from P51)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from P51)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from P51)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from P51)
  • tetanus neonatorum (A33) (from P51)

Also known as

  • Slipped umbilical ligature NOS
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic, slipped umbilical ligature
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic, umbilicus, umbilical, newborn, slipped ligature
  • Improperly tied umbilical cord
  • Slipped, slipping, ligature, umbilical

Parent code

  • P51Umbilical hemorrhage of newbornHeader

Related codes

  • P51.0Massive umbilical hemorrhage of newbornBillable
  • P51.9Umbilical hemorrhage of newborn, unspecifiedBillable

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