P15 is the ICD-10 code for Other birth injuries. It is a three-character category divided into 9 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 P15
- P15.0Birth injury to liver
- P15.1Birth injury to spleen
- P15.2Sternomastoid injury due to birth injury
- P15.3Birth injury to eye
- P15.4Birth injury to face
- P15.5Birth injury to external genitalia
- P15.6Subcutaneous fat necrosis due to birth injury
- P15.8Other specified birth injuries
- P15.9Birth injury, unspecified
P15 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DP15Andre fødselslæsioner
P15Muut syntymävammat
P15Sonstige Geburtsverletzungen
P15Autres traumatismes obstétricaux
P15overige letsels 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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