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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

P15.8Other specified birth injuries

✓ Billable / specific

P15.8 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for other specified birth injuries. It can be reported on claims for dates of service from October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027.

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 P15.8

P15.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified birth injuries. It belongs to category P15 (other birth injuries), block P10-P15 (birth trauma) 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 P15, choose P15.8 (Other specified birth injuries) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: birth injury to liver (P15.0), birth injury to spleen (P15.1), Sternomastoid injury due to birth injury (P15.2), birth injury to eye (P15.3), birth injury to face (P15.4), birth injury to external genitalia (P15.5), subcutaneous fat necrosis due to birth injury (P15.6) and birth injury, unspecified (P15.9).

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 794 (Neonate with Other Significant Problems, relative weight 1.4935), 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 hasn't changed since.

Before ICD-10, this condition was coded in ICD-9-CM as 767.8 (other specified birth trauma).

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to P15.8.

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 16: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period.

Alphabetic index entries

8 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to P15.8.

Codes whose notes reference P15.8

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

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Inpatient MS-DRGs this diagnosis can group to, as the principal or a secondary diagnosis, depending on the rest of the claim.

MDC 15 · Newborns and Other Neonates with Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period

ICD-9-CM equivalent

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  • 767.8Other specified birth traumaapproximate

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

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 P15.8

Is P15.8 billable?

Yes. P15.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).

Can P15.8 be used as a principal diagnosis?

Yes. The Medicare Code Editor doesn't restrict P15.8 as a principal diagnosis.

Is P15.8 a CC or MCC?

No. P15.8 is neither a CC nor an MCC under MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does P15.8 group to?

P15.8 is used in the MS-DRG v44.0 logic for MS-DRG 794 (Neonate with Other Significant Problems). Which one applies depends on whether it is the principal diagnosis and on the rest of the claim.

What is the ICD-9 code for P15.8?

The CMS General Equivalence Mappings map P15.8 to ICD-9-CM 767.8.