P93
Header — not billableReactions and intoxications due to drugs administered to newborn
The ICD-10 code for reactions and intoxications due to drugs administered to newborn is P93.
P93 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- jaundice due to drugs or toxins transmitted from mother or given to newborn (P58.4-)
- reactions and intoxications from maternal opiates, tranquilizers and other medication (P04.0-P04.1, P04.4-)
- withdrawal symptoms from maternal use of drugs of addiction (P96.1)
- withdrawal symptoms from therapeutic use of drugs in newborn (P96.2)
Includes
Terms listed here further define or give examples of the conditions grouped under this code — they describe what the code covers, not a separate diagnosis.
- reactions and intoxications due to drugs administered to fetus affecting newborn
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- P90Convulsions of newborn
- P91Other disturbances of cerebral status of newbornnon-billable header
- P92Feeding problems of newbornnon-billable header
- P94Disorders of muscle tone of newbornnon-billable header
- P95Stillbirth
- P96Other conditions originating in the perinatal periodnon-billable header
- P93Reactions and intoxications due to drugs administered to newbornnon-billable header