P09.6
Billable codeAbnormal findings on neonatal hearing screening
The ICD-10 code for abnormal findings on neonatal hearing screening is P09.6.
Clinical notes
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 hearing examination following failed hearing screening (Z01.110)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- P09.1Abnormal findings on neonatal screening for inborn errors of metabolism
- P09.2Abnormal findings on neonatal screening for congenital endocrine disease
- P09.3Abnormal findings on neonatal screening for congenital hematologic disorders
- P09.4Abnormal findings on neonatal screening for cystic fibrosis
- P09.5Abnormal findings on neonatal screening for critical congenital heart disease
- P09.8Other abnormal findings on neonatal screening
- P09.9Abnormal findings on neonatal screening, unspecified
- P09.6Abnormal findings on neonatal hearing screening
Associated MS-DRGs
P09.6 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.