P03
Header — not billableNewborn affected by other complications of labor and delivery
The ICD-10 code for newborn affected by other complications of labor and delivery is P03.
P03 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Code first
This code represents a manifestation of an underlying disease. Coding convention requires the underlying (etiology) code to be sequenced first, with this code listed second.
- any current condition in newborn
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- encounter for observation of newborn for suspected diseases and conditions ruled out (Z05.-)
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 represents a manifestation. Documentation should identify the underlying condition, which must be coded first.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under P03
- P03.0Newborn affected by breech delivery and extraction
- P03.1Newborn affected by other malpresentation, malposition and disproportion during labor and delivery
- P03.2Newborn affected by forceps delivery
- P03.3Newborn affected by delivery by vacuum extractor [ventouse]
- P03.4Newborn affected by Cesarean delivery
- P03.5Newborn affected by precipitate delivery
- P03.6Newborn affected by abnormal uterine contractions
- P03.8Newborn affected by other specified complications of labor and deliverynon-billable header
- P03.9Newborn affected by complication of labor and delivery, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- P00Newborn affected by maternal conditions that may be unrelated to present pregnancynon-billable header
- P01Newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancynon-billable header
- P02Newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranesnon-billable header
- P04Newborn affected by noxious substances transmitted via placenta or breast milknon-billable header
- P03Newborn affected by other complications of labor and deliverynon-billable header