ICD-10 diagnosis code

P28.0 Primary atelectasis of newborn

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P28.0 is the ICD-10 code for Primary atelectasis of newborn. It is a four-character subcategory of P28 (Other respiratory conditions originating in the perinatal period), 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 P28.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Primary failure to expand terminal respiratory units
  • Pulmonary:
    • hypoplasia associated with short gestation
    • immaturity NOS

P28.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

P28.0Primär atelektas hos nyfödd

NorwayICD-10-NO

P28.0Primær atelektase hos nyfødt

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DP280Primær atelektase hos nyfødt

  • DP280ALungehypoplasi ved for tidlig fødsel
  • DP280BLungeimmaturitet hos nyfødt UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

P28.0Vastasyntyneen primaarinen atelektaasi

GermanyICD-10-GM

P28.0Primäre Atelektase beim Neugeborenen

FranceICD-10-FR

P28.0Atélectasie primitive du nouveau-né

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

P28.0primaire atelectase van pasgeborene

United StatesICD-10-CM

P28.0Primary atelectasis 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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