P02.4Newborn affected by prolapsed cord

P02.4 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for newborn affected by prolapsed cord. It belongs to category P02 (newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes), block P00-P04 (newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labor, and delivery) and chapter 16 (certain conditions originating in the perinatal period). It is billable, so it can be reported on its own for dates of service from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Within P02 (newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes), P02.4 is specifically for newborn affected by prolapsed cord. Related codes cover placenta previa (P02.0), other forms of placental separation and hemorrhage (P02.1), other and unspecified morphological and functional abnormalities of placenta (P02.2), placental transfusion syndromes (P02.3), other compression of umbilical cord (P02.5), other and unspecified conditions of umbilical cord (P02.6), chorioamnionitis (P02.7), other abnormalities of membranes (P02.8) and 1 more.

Code first: any current condition in newborn.

It is not a CC or MCC, so as a secondary diagnosis it doesn't change the MS-DRG severity level.

In MS-DRG v44.0, it is part of the grouping logic for DRG 795 (Normal Newborn, relative weight 0.2022), in MDC 15 (Newborns and Other Neonates with Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period), as a principal or secondary diagnosis. The DRG a claim lands in depends on the principal diagnosis, procedures and any CC/MCC secondary diagnoses.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015, and changed in FY2017 (title revised).

Before ICD-10, this condition was coded in ICD-9-CM as 762.4 (prolapsed umbilical cord affecting fetus or newborn).