ICD-10 diagnosis code

P12 Birth injury to scalp

P12 is the ICD-10 code for Birth injury to scalp. It is a three-character category divided into 7 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block P10–P15 (Birth trauma) in Chapter XVI, Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period.

Code type: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: XVI · P00–P96
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Subcodes of P12

P12 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

P12Förlossningsskada på huvudet

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DP12Fødselslæsioner af skalp

FinlandICD-10-FI

P12Kallonulkoinen syntymävamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

P12Geburtsverletzung der behaarten Kopfhaut

FranceICD-10-FR

P12Lésion du cuir chevelu due à un traumatisme obstétrical

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

P12letsel van hoofdhuid door geboortetrauma

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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