ICD-10 diagnosis code

P56 Hydrops fetalis due to haemolytic disease

P56 is the ICD-10 code for Hydrops fetalis due to haemolytic disease. It is a three-character category divided into 2 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block P50–P61 (Haemorrhagic and haematological disorders of fetus and newborn) 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 P56 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

hydrops fetalis NOS P83.2
hydrops fetalis NOS
- not due to haemolytic disease P83.2

Subcodes of P56

P56 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

P56Hydrops fetalis (vattensvullnad hos foster) orsakad av hemolytisk sjukdom (blodkroppssönderfall)

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DP56Universel væskeansamling hos foster ved hæmolytisk sygdom

FinlandICD-10-FI

P56Sikiön hemolyyttisen sairauden aiheuttama vesipöhö

GermanyICD-10-GM

P56Hydrops fetalis durch hämolytische Krankheit

FranceICD-10-FR

P56Anasarque fœtoplacentaire due à une maladie hémolytique

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

P56hydrops foetalis door hemolytische ziekte

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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