P12.4 is the ICD-10 code for Monitoring injury of scalp of newborn. 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
What P12.4 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Sampling incision
- Scalp clip (electrode) injury
P12.4 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
P12.4Skada på huvudet i samband med diagnostiska ingrepp under förlossning
P12.4Bløtdelsskade i hodebunn hos nyfødt pga overvåkning
DP124Sår på skalp forårsaget af prøvetagning eller monitorering
P12.4Sikiön tilan valvomisesta aiheutunut vastasyntyneen päänahan vaurio
P12.4Überwachungsbedingte Verletzung der behaarten Kopfhaut beim Neugeborenen
P12.4Lésion du cuir chevelu liée à une surveillance continue
P12.4letsel van hoofdhuid van pasgeborene door gebruik monitor
P12.4Injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment
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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