ICD-10-CM 2027
ICD-10 code for birth
Choose a code from the options below based on the documentation.
From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Birth”. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About coding birth
The official ICD-10-CM index doesn't give a single default code for birth; the code depends on the details below.
More specific birth codes (official index)
- complications in mother
- compression during NOS P15.9 — Birth injury, unspecified
- defect
- immature (less than 37 completed weeks)
- extremely (less than 28 completed weeks)
- inattention, at or after
- injury NOS P15.9 — Birth injury, unspecified
- basal ganglia P11.1 — Other specified brain damage due to birth injury
- brachial plexus NEC P14.3 — Other brachial plexus birth injuries
- brain (compression) (pressure) P11.2 — Unspecified brain damage due to birth injury
- central nervous system NOS P11.9 — Birth injury to central nervous system, unspecified
- cerebellum P11.1 — Other specified brain damage due to birth injury
- cerebral hemorrhage P10.1 — Cerebral hemorrhage due to birth injury
- external genitalia P15.5 — Birth injury to external genitalia
- eye P15.3 — Birth injury to eye
- face P15.4 — Birth injury to face
- fracture
- bone P13.9 — Birth injury to skeleton, unspecified
- specified NEC P13.8 — Birth injuries to other parts of skeleton
- clavicle P13.4 — Fracture of clavicle due to birth injury
- femur P13.2 — Birth injury to femur
- humerus P13.3 — Birth injury to other long bones
- long bone, except femur P13.3 — Birth injury to other long bones
- radius and ulna P13.3 — Birth injury to other long bones
- skull P13.0 — Fracture of skull due to birth injury
- spine P11.5 — Birth injury to spine and spinal cord
- tibia and fibula P13.3 — Birth injury to other long bones
- intracranial P11.2 — Unspecified brain damage due to birth injury
- laceration or hemorrhage P10.9 — Unspecified intracranial laceration and hemorrhage due to birth injury
- specified NEC P10.8 — Other intracranial lacerations and hemorrhages due to birth injury
- intraventricular hemorrhage P10.2 — Intraventricular hemorrhage due to birth injury
- laceration
- brain P10.1 — Cerebral hemorrhage due to birth injury
- by scalpel P15.8 — Other specified birth injuries
- peripheral nerve P14.9 — Birth injury to peripheral nervous system, unspecified
- liver P15.0 — Birth injury to liver
- meninges
- brain P11.1 — Other specified brain damage due to birth injury
- spinal cord P11.5 — Birth injury to spine and spinal cord
- nerve
- brachial plexus P14.3 — Other brachial plexus birth injuries
- cranial NEC (except facial) P11.4 — Birth injury to other cranial nerves
- facial P11.3 — Birth injury to facial nerve
- peripheral P14.9 — Birth injury to peripheral nervous system, unspecified
- phrenic (paralysis) P14.2 — Phrenic nerve paralysis due to birth injury
- paralysis
- facial nerve P11.3 — Birth injury to facial nerve
- spinal P11.5 — Birth injury to spine and spinal cord
- penis P15.5 — Birth injury to external genitalia
- rupture
- spinal cord P11.5 — Birth injury to spine and spinal cord
- scalp P12.9 — Birth injury to scalp, unspecified
- scalpel wound P15.8 — Other specified birth injuries
- scrotum P15.5 — Birth injury to external genitalia
- skull NEC P13.1 — Other birth injuries to skull
- fracture P13.0 — Fracture of skull due to birth injury
- specified type NEC P15.8 — Other specified birth injuries
- spinal cord P11.5 — Birth injury to spine and spinal cord
- spine P11.5 — Birth injury to spine and spinal cord
- spleen P15.1 — Birth injury to spleen
- sternomastoid (hematoma) P15.2 — Sternomastoid injury due to birth injury
- subarachnoid hemorrhage P10.3 — Subarachnoid hemorrhage due to birth injury
- subcutaneous fat necrosis P15.6 — Subcutaneous fat necrosis due to birth injury
- subdural hemorrhage P10.0 — Subdural hemorrhage due to birth injury
- tentorial tear P10.4 — Tentorial tear due to birth injury
- testes P15.5 — Birth injury to external genitalia
- vulva P15.5 — Birth injury to external genitalia
- lack of care, at or after
- neglect, at or after
- palsy or paralysis, newborn, NOS (birth injury) P14.9 — Birth injury to peripheral nervous system, unspecified
- premature (infant)
- shock, newborn P96.89 — Other specified conditions originating in the perinatal period
- trauma
- weight
- low (2499 grams or less)
- extremely (999 grams or less)
- 4000 grams to 4499 grams P08.1 — Other heavy for gestational age newborn
- 4500 grams or more P08.0 — Exceptionally large newborn baby