P15.6 is the ICD-10 code for Subcutaneous fat necrosis due to birth injury. It is a four-character subcategory of P15 (Other birth injuries), 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
P15.6 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
P15.6Subkutan fettnekrose som skyldes fødselsskade
DP156Subkutan fedtnekrose hos nyfødt forårsaget af fødselstraume
P15.6Syntymävammasta aiheutunut ihonalaisen rasvakudoksen kuolio
P15.6Adiponecrosis subcutanea neonatorum durch Geburtsverletzung
P15.6Adiponécrose souscutanée due à un traumatisme obstétrical
P15.6subcutane vetnecrose door geboortetrauma
P15.6Subcutaneous fat necrosis 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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