ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

P12.8Other birth injuries to scalp

Not billable — use a more specific code

P12.8 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 2 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About P12.8

P12.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other birth injuries to scalp. It belongs to category P12 (birth injury to scalp), block P10-P15 (birth trauma) 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 2 subcodes must be used instead.

Within P12, choose P12.8 (Other birth injuries to scalp) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: Cephalhematoma due to birth injury (P12.0), Chignon (from vacuum extraction) due to birth injury (P12.1), Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage due to birth injury (P12.2), bruising of scalp due to birth injury (P12.3), injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment (P12.4) and unspecified (P12.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: P12.81 (succedaneum) and P12.89 (scalp).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under P12.8

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to P12.8.

Broader instructions also apply from 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)
No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about P12.8

Is P12.8 billable?: No. P12.8 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.