P02.5 Newborn affected by other compression of umbilical cord

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Newborn affected by umbilical cord (tightly) around neck
• Newborn affected by entanglement of umbilical cord
• Newborn affected by knot in umbilical cord

Applies from P02 Newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes

Excludes2 (not included here)

• encounter for observation of newborn for suspected diseases and conditions ruled out (Z05.-)

Code first

• any current condition in newborn

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 795 in MDC 15.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 762.5 Other compression of umbilical cord affecting fetus or newborn

Diagnosis Index entries for P02.5

• Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton) › affected by › compression of umbilical cord NEC
• Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton) › affected by › entanglement (knot) in umbilical cord
• Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton) › affected by › umbilical cord (tightly) around neck

Nearby codes

• P02.2 Newborn affected by other and unspecified morphological and functional abnormalities of placenta
• P02.20 Newborn affected by unspecified morphological and functional abnormalities of placenta
• P02.29 Newborn affected by other morphological and functional abnormalities of placenta
• P02.3 Newborn affected by placental transfusion syndromes
• P02.4 Newborn affected by prolapsed cord
• P02.5 Newborn affected by other compression of umbilical cord (this code)
• P02.6 Newborn affected by other and unspecified conditions of umbilical cord
• P02.60 Newborn affected by unspecified conditions of umbilical cord
• P02.69 Newborn affected by other conditions of umbilical cord
• P02.7 Newborn affected by chorioamnionitis
• P02.70 Newborn affected by fetal inflammatory response syndrome