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List of Diseases and Injuries

Infections specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)


› Infections acquired in utero, during birth via the umbilicus, or during the first 28 days after birth
Excludes 2: asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection status (Z21)
› congenital gonococcal infection (A54.-)
› congenital pneumonia (P23.-)
› congenital syphilis (A50.-)
› human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
› infant botulism (A48.51)
› infectious diseases not specific to the perinatal period (A00-B99, J09, J10.-)
› intestinal infectious disease (A00-A09)
› laboratory evidence of human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] (R75)
› tetanus neonatorum (A33)

P35Congenital viral diseases
Includes: infections acquired in utero or during birth

P35.0Congenital rubella syndrome
› Congenital rubella pneumonitis

P35.1Congenital cytomegalovirus infection

P35.2Congenital herpesviral [herpes simplex] infection

P35.3Congenital viral hepatitis

P35.4Congenital Zika virus disease
Use Additional Code: code to identify manifestations of congenital Zika virus disease

P35.8Other congenital viral diseases
› Congenital varicella [chickenpox]

P35.9Congenital viral disease, unspecified

P36Bacterial sepsis of newborn
Includes: congenital sepsis
Use Additional Code: code(s), if applicable, to identify severe sepsis (R65.2-) and associated acute organ dysfunction(s)

P36.0Sepsis of newborn due to streptococcus, group B

P36.1Sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified streptococci

P36.10Sepsis of newborn due to unspecified streptococci

P36.19Sepsis of newborn due to other streptococci

P36.2Sepsis of newborn due to Staphylococcus aureus

P36.3Sepsis of newborn due to other and unspecified staphylococci

P36.30Sepsis of newborn due to unspecified staphylococci

P36.39Sepsis of newborn due to other staphylococci

P36.4Sepsis of newborn due to Escherichia coli

P36.5Sepsis of newborn due to anaerobes

P36.8Other bacterial sepsis of newborn
Use Additional Code: code from category B96 to identify organism

P36.9Bacterial sepsis of newborn, unspecified

P37Other congenital infectious and parasitic diseases
Excludes 2: congenital syphilis (A50.-)
› infectious neonatal diarrhea (A00-A09)
› necrotizing enterocolitis in newborn (P77.-)
› noninfectious neonatal diarrhea (P78.3)
› ophthalmia neonatorum due to gonococcus (A54.31)
› tetanus neonatorum (A33)

P37.0Congenital tuberculosis

P37.1Congenital toxoplasmosis
› Hydrocephalus due to congenital toxoplasmosis

P37.2Neonatal (disseminated) listeriosis

P37.3Congenital falciparum malaria

P37.4Other congenital malaria

P37.5Neonatal candidiasis

P37.8Other specified congenital infectious and parasitic diseases

P37.9Congenital infectious or parasitic disease, unspecified

P38Omphalitis of newborn
Excludes 1: omphalitis not of newborn (L08.82)
› tetanus omphalitis (A33)
› umbilical hemorrhage of newborn (P51.-)

P38.1Omphalitis with mild hemorrhage

P38.9Omphalitis without hemorrhage
› Omphalitis of newborn NOS

P39Other infections specific to the perinatal period
Use Additional Code: code to identify organism or specific infection

P39.0Neonatal infective mastitis
Excludes 1: breast engorgement of newborn (P83.4)
› noninfective mastitis of newborn (P83.4)

P39.1Neonatal conjunctivitis and dacryocystitis
› Neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis
› Ophthalmia neonatorum NOS
Excludes 1: gonococcal conjunctivitis (A54.31)

P39.2Intra-amniotic infection affecting newborn, not elsewhere classified

P39.3Neonatal urinary tract infection

P39.4Neonatal skin infection
› Neonatal pyoderma
Excludes 1: pemphigus neonatorum (L00)
› staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (L00)

P39.8Other specified infections specific to the perinatal period

P39.9Infection specific to the perinatal period, unspecified