ICD-10 diagnosis code

P12.0 Cephalhaematoma due to birth injury

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P12.0 is the ICD-10 code for Cephalhaematoma due to birth injury. It is a four-character subcategory of P12 (Birth injury to scalp), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block P10–P15 (Birth trauma) in Chapter XVI, Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XVI · P00–P96
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

P12.0 in national editions

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

NorwayICD-10-NO

P12.0Cefalhematom som skyldes fødselsskade

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DP120Kefalhæmatom hos nyfødt forårsaget af fødselstraume

FinlandICD-10-FI

P12.0Syntymään liittyvä pään veripahka

GermanyICD-10-GM

P12.0Kephalhämatom durch Geburtsverletzung

FranceICD-10-FR

P12.0Céphalhématome dû à un traumatisme obstétrical

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

P12.0cefaalhematoom door geboortetrauma

United StatesICD-10-CM

P12.0Cephalhematoma due to birth injury

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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