P22.0 is the ICD-10 code for Respiratory distress syndrome of newborn. It is a four-character subcategory of P22 (Respiratory distress of newborn), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block P20–P29 (Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period) 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 P22.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Hyaline membrane disease
P22.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
P22.0Respiratorisk distressyndrom hos nyfødt
DP220Idiopatisk respiratorisk distress-syndrom hos nyfødt
- DP220AHyaline membraner
P22.0Vastasyntyneen hengitysvaikeusoireyhtymä (RDS)
P22.0Atemnotsyndrom [Respiratory distress syndrome] des Neugeborenen
P22.0Syndrome de détresse respiratoire [SDR] du nouveau-né
P22.0'respiratory distress syndrome' van pasgeborene
P22.0Respiratory distress syndrome of newborn
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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