P70

Transitory disorders of carbohydrate metabolism specific to newborn

Non-billable header

P70 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • 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
  • transitory endocrine and metabolic disturbances caused by the infant's response to maternal endocrine and metabolic factors, or its adjustment to extrauterine environment
  • 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)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • tetanus neonatorum (A33)

More specific codes P70

  • P70.0Syndrome of infant of mother with gestational diabetesBillable
  • P70.1Syndrome of infant of a diabetic motherBillable
  • P70.2Neonatal diabetes mellitusBillable
  • P70.3Iatrogenic neonatal hypoglycemiaBillable
  • P70.4Other neonatal hypoglycemiaBillable
  • P70.8Other transitory disorders of carbohydrate metabolism of newbornBillable
  • P70.9Transitory disorder of carbohydrate metabolism of newborn, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • P71Transitory neonatal disorders of calcium and magnesium metabolismHeader
  • P72Other transitory neonatal endocrine disordersHeader
  • P74Other transitory neonatal electrolyte and metabolic disturbancesHeader

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