P96.3

Wide cranial sutures of newborn

Billable / specific

P96.3 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 craniotabes

Includes (from P96)

  • 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 P96)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from P96)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from P96)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from P96)
  • tetanus neonatorum (A33) (from P96)

Also known as

  • Neonatal craniotabes
  • Craniotabes, neonatal
  • Wide cranial sutures, newborn

Parent code

  • P96Other conditions originating in the perinatal periodHeader

Related codes

  • P96.0Congenital renal failureBillable
  • P96.1Neonatal withdrawal symptoms from maternal use of drugs of addictionBillable
  • P96.2Withdrawal symptoms from therapeutic use of drugs in newbornBillable
  • P96.5Complication to newborn due to (fetal) intrauterine procedureBillable
  • P96.8Other specified conditions originating in the perinatal periodHeader
  • P96.9Condition originating in the perinatal period, unspecifiedBillable

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