P03.81Newborn affected by abnormality in fetal (intrauterine) heart rate or rhythm

P03.81 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for newborn affected by abnormality in fetal (intrauterine) heart rate or rhythm. 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 P03.8 (newborn affected by other specified complications of labor and delivery), P03.81 is specifically for newborn affected by abnormality in fetal (intrauterine) heart rate or rhythm. Related codes cover meconium passage during delivery (P03.82) and newborn affected by other specified complications of labor and delivery (P03.89).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: P03.810 (before the onset of labor), P03.811 (during labor) and P03.819 (unspecified as to time of onset).

Don't report P03.81 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: neonatal cardiac dysrhythmia (P29.1-).

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).