P10.8 Other intracranial lacerations and hemorrhages due to birth injury

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applies from P10 Intracranial laceration and hemorrhage due to birth injury

Excludes1 (never code together)

• intracranial hemorrhage of newborn NOS (P52.9)
• intracranial hemorrhage of newborn due to anoxia or hypoxia (P52.-)
• nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage of newborn (P52.-)

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 248 — Intracranial Hemorrhage

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 791 in MDC 15.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 767.0 Subdural and cerebral hemorrhage (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to P10.8

Back-references to P10

• Type 1 Excludes: P52 Intracranial nontraumatic hemorrhage of newborn ("intracranial hemorrhage due to birth injury (P10.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for P10.8

• Birth › injury NOS › intracranial › laceration or hemorrhage › specified NEC
• Cephalematocele, cephal (o)hematocele › newborn › birth injury
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › extradural (traumatic) › birth injury
• Laceration › brain (any part) (cortex) (diffuse) (membrane) › during birth
• Laceration › cerebral › during birth

Nearby codes

• P10.0 Subdural hemorrhage due to birth injury
• P10.1 Cerebral hemorrhage due to birth injury
• P10.2 Intraventricular hemorrhage due to birth injury
• P10.3 Subarachnoid hemorrhage due to birth injury
• P10.4 Tentorial tear due to birth injury
• P10.8 Other intracranial lacerations and hemorrhages due to birth injury (this code)
• P10.9 Unspecified intracranial laceration and hemorrhage due to birth injury