P12.3 is the ICD-10 code for Bruising of scalp 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
P12.3 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
P12.3Ytligt hematom i hårbotten orsakad av förlossningsskada
P12.3Bloduttredelse i hodebunn som skyldes fødselsskade
DP123Overfladisk læsion på hovedet forårsaget af fødselstraume
P12.3Syntymään liittyvä päänahan ruhjevamma
P12.3Quetschwunde der behaarten Kopfhaut durch Geburtsverletzung
P12.3Meurtrissure du cuir chevelu due à un traumatisme obstétrical
P12.3kneuzing van hoofdhuid door geboortetrauma
P12.3Bruising of scalp 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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