P02.6
Header — not billableNewborn affected by other and unspecified conditions of umbilical cord
The ICD-10 code for newborn affected by other and unspecified conditions of umbilical cord is P02.6.
P02.6 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- P02.0Newborn affected by placenta previa
- P02.1Newborn affected by other forms of placental separation and hemorrhage
- P02.2Newborn affected by other and unspecified morphological and functional abnormalities of placentanon-billable header
- P02.3Newborn affected by placental transfusion syndromes
- P02.4Newborn affected by prolapsed cord
- P02.5Newborn affected by other compression of umbilical cord
- P02.7Newborn affected by chorioamnionitisnon-billable header
- P02.8Newborn affected by other abnormalities of membranes
- P02.9Newborn affected by abnormality of membranes, unspecified
- P02.6Newborn affected by other and unspecified conditions of umbilical cordnon-billable header