P70
Header — not billableTransitory disorders of carbohydrate metabolism specific to newborn
The ICD-10 code for transitory disorders of carbohydrate metabolism specific to newborn is P70.
P70 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under P70
- P70.0Syndrome of infant of mother with gestational diabetes
- P70.1Syndrome of infant of a diabetic mother
- P70.2Neonatal diabetes mellitus
- P70.3Iatrogenic neonatal hypoglycemia
- P70.4Other neonatal hypoglycemia
- P70.8Other transitory disorders of carbohydrate metabolism of newborn
- P70.9Transitory disorder of carbohydrate metabolism of newborn, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- P71Transitory neonatal disorders of calcium and magnesium metabolismnon-billable header
- P72Other transitory neonatal endocrine disordersnon-billable header
- P74Other transitory neonatal electrolyte and metabolic disturbancesnon-billable header
- P70Transitory disorders of carbohydrate metabolism specific to newbornnon-billable header