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P12.4 - Injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment


The ICD 10 Code for Injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment is listed as P12.4.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: P12.4
Description: Injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment
  • Sampling incision of scalp of newborn
  • Scalp clip (electrode) injury of newborn
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
795 - Normal Newborn
Chapter Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
Block Birth trauma (P10-P15)
Parent P12 - Birth injury to scalp
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 767.19 - Other injuries to scalp (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of P12.4:
P12.0 - Cephalhematoma due to birth injury
P12.1 - Chignon (from vacuum extraction) due to birth injury
P12.2 - Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage due to birth injury
P12.3 - Bruising of scalp due to birth injury
P12.8 - Other birth injuries to scalp
P12.9 - Birth injury to scalp, unspecified