P94.2

Congenital hypotonia

Billable / specific

P94.2 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

  • Floppy baby syndrome, unspecified

Includes (from P94)

  • 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 P94)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from P94)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from P94)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from P94)
  • tetanus neonatorum (A33) (from P94)

Also known as

  • Floppy baby syndrome, unspecified
  • Atonia, atony, atonic, congenital
  • Baby, floppy
  • Floppy, baby syndrome
  • Hypotonia, hypotonicity, hypotony, congenital
  • Pseudoparalysis, atonic, congenital
  • Syndrome, floppy, baby

Parent code

  • P94Disorders of muscle tone of newbornHeader

Related codes

  • P94.0Transient neonatal myasthenia gravisBillable
  • P94.1Congenital hypertoniaBillable
  • P94.8Other disorders of muscle tone of newbornBillable
  • P94.9Disorder of muscle tone of newborn, unspecifiedBillable

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