P83.88

Other specified conditions of integument specific to newborn

Billable / specificPOA exempt

P83.88 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

  • Bronze baby syndrome
  • Neonatal scleroderma
  • Urticaria neonatorum

Includes (from P83)

  • 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 malformations of skin and integument (Q80-Q84) (from P83)
  • hydrops fetalis due to hemolytic disease (P56.-) (from P83)
  • neonatal skin infection (P39.4) (from P83)
  • staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (L00) (from P83)

Excludes2

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

  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from P83)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from P83)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from P83)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from P83)
  • tetanus neonatorum (A33) (from P83)
  • cradle cap (L21.0) (from P83)
  • diaper [napkin] dermatitis (L22) (from P83)

Also known as

  • Bronze baby syndrome
  • Neonatal scleroderma
  • Urticaria neonatorum
  • Adiponecrosis neonatorum
  • Disorder, integument, newborn, specified NEC
  • Disorder, skin, newborn, specified NEC
  • Erythema, erythematous, neonatorum
  • Erythema, erythematous, rash, newborn
  • Erythroderma, neonatorum
  • Necrosis, necrotic, subcutaneous fat, newborn
  • Pseudosclerema, newborn
  • Scleroderma, sclerodermia, newborn
  • Syndrome, bronze baby
  • Urticaria, neonatorum

Parent code

  • P83.8Other specified conditions of integument specific to newbornHeader

Related codes

  • P83.81Umbilical granulomaBillable

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