ICD-10 diagnosis code

P37 Other congenital infectious and parasitic diseases

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P37 is the ICD-10 code for Other congenital infectious and parasitic diseases. It is a three-character category divided into 8 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block P35–P39 (Infections specific to the perinatal period) 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

What P37 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • congenital syphilis A50.-
  • necrotizing enterocolitis of fetus or newborn P77
  • neonatal diarrhoea:
  • ophthalmia neonatorum due to gonococcus A54.3
  • tetanus neonatorum A33
  • whooping cough A37.-

Subcodes of P37

P37 in national editions

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

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DP37Andre medfødte infektiøse og parasitære sygdomme

FinlandICD-10-FI

P37Muut synnynnäiset infektio- ja loistaudit

GermanyICD-10-GM

P37Sonstige angeborene infektiöse und parasitäre Krankheiten

FranceICD-10-FR

P37Autres maladies infectieuses et parasitaires congénitales

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

P37andere congenitale infectieziekten en parasitaire aandoeningen

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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