P11.2
Billable codeUnspecified brain damage due to birth injury
The ICD-10 code for unspecified brain damage due to birth injury is P11.2.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •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
- P11.0Cerebral edema due to birth injury
- P11.1Other specified brain damage due to birth injury
- P11.3Birth injury to facial nerve
- P11.4Birth injury to other cranial nerves
- P11.5Birth injury to spine and spinal cord
- P11.9Birth injury to central nervous system, unspecified
- P11.2Unspecified brain damage due to birth injury
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 7670Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
P11.2 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.