P59.2Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified hepatocellular damage

P59.2 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified hepatocellular damage. It belongs to category P59 (neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified causes), block P50-P61 (hemorrhagic and hematological disorders of newborn) 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 P59, choose P59.2 (Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified hepatocellular damage) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: neonatal jaundice associated with preterm delivery (P59.0), inspissated bile syndrome (P59.1), neonatal jaundice from breast milk inhibitor (P59.3), neonatal jaundice from other specified causes (P59.8) and neonatal jaundice, unspecified (P59.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: P59.20 (damage) and P59.29 (damage).

Don't report P59.2 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: congenital viral hepatitis (P35.3).

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