ICD-10-CM 2027
ICD-10 code for birth injury
From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Injury › birth”. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About coding birth injury
The ICD-10-CM code for birth injury is P15.9 (Birth injury, unspecified).
Within P15, choose P15.9 (Birth injury, unspecified) 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 other specified birth injuries (P15.8).
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.
Common questions about birth injury ICD-10 codes
What is the ICD-10 code for birth injury?
- P15.9 — Birth injury, unspecified.
Is P15.9 billable?
- Yes. P15.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
Can P15.9 be used as a principal diagnosis?
- Yes. The Medicare Code Editor doesn't restrict P15.9 as a principal diagnosis.
Is P15.9 a CC or MCC?
- No. P15.9 is neither a CC nor an MCC under MS-DRG v44.0.