ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
P03.8Newborn affected by other specified complications of labor and delivery
P03.8 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it.Short description: Newborn affected by oth complications of labor and delivery
Code last changed in FY2017 (effective October 1, 2016). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About P03.8
P03.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for newborn affected by other specified complications of labor and delivery. It belongs to category P03 (newborn affected by other complications of labor and delivery), 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 a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.
Within P03, choose P03.8 (other specified complications of labor and delivery) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: breech delivery and extraction (P03.0), other malpresentation, malposition and disproportion during labor and delivery (P03.1), forceps delivery (P03.2), delivery by vacuum extractor [ventouse] (P03.3), cesarean delivery (P03.4), precipitate delivery (P03.5), abnormal uterine contractions (P03.6) and complication of labor and delivery, unspecified (P03.9).
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: P03.81 (rhythm), P03.82 (delivery) and P03.89 (delivery).
Code first: any current condition in newborn.
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015, and changed in FY2017 (title revised).
Specific codes under P03.8
- P03.81Newborn affected by abnormality in fetal (intrauterine) heart rate or rhythm
- P03.810Newborn affected by abnormality in fetal (intrauterine) heart rate or rhythm before the onset of laborBillable
- P03.811Newborn affected by abnormality in fetal (intrauterine) heart rate or rhythm during laborBillable
- P03.819Newborn affected by abnormality in fetal (intrauterine) heart rate or rhythm, unspecified as to time of onsetBillable
- P03.82Meconium passage during deliveryBillable
- P03.89Newborn affected by other specified complications of labor and deliveryBillable
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to P03.8.
› From P03 Newborn affected by other complications of labor and delivery
- encounter for observation of newborn for suspected diseases and conditions ruled out (Z05.-)
- any current condition in newborn
Broader instructions also apply from 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.
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- FY2017 (effective 10/1/2016): Title revised — was “Newborn (suspected to be) affected by other specified complications of labor and delivery”
Common questions about P03.8
Is P03.8 billable?
- No. P03.8 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.