P37
Header — not billableOther congenital infectious and parasitic diseases
The ICD-10 code for other congenital infectious and parasitic diseases is P37.
P37 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
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.
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under P37
- P37.0Congenital tuberculosis
- P37.1Congenital toxoplasmosis
- P37.2Neonatal (disseminated) listeriosis
- P37.3Congenital falciparum malaria
- P37.4Other congenital malaria
- P37.5Neonatal candidiasis
- P37.8Other specified congenital infectious and parasitic diseases
- P37.9Congenital infectious or parasitic disease, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- P35Congenital viral diseasesnon-billable header
- P36Bacterial sepsis of newbornnon-billable header
- P38Omphalitis of newbornnon-billable header
- P39Other infections specific to the perinatal periodnon-billable header
- P37Other congenital infectious and parasitic diseasesnon-billable header